Acid-mediated coupling of γ-hydroxybutenolides and aldehydes: Synthesis of a new class of spirocyclic ketal-lactones

Tetrahedron Letters

Volumn 53, Issue 50, 2012, Pages 6779-6781

  Munoz, Alberto ^a   Murelli, Ryan P ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroxybutenolides; Prins reaction; Spirocycles

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BUTENOLIDE; GAMMA HYDROXYBUTENOLIDE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; PROTOANEMONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; NUCLEAR OVERHAUSER EFFECT; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84868604800     PISSN: 00404039     EISSN: 18733581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2012.09.139     Document Type: Article

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