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Cyclization of a chiral α‐(δ′‐benzyloxyalkyl)acrylate to a novel tetrahydrofuran derivative
Author(s) -
Drewes Siegfried E.,
Njamela Owen L.,
Roos Gregory H. P.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
chemische berichte
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 0009-2940
DOI - 10.1002/cber.19901231231
Subject(s) - chemistry , tetrahydrofuran , derivative (finance) , carboxylate , acrylate , methyl acrylate , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer , solvent , financial economics , economics
Methyl 3‐hydroxy‐2‐(iodomethyl)‐5‐methyltetrahydrofuran‐2‐carboxylate (4) is synthesized from (3S)‐3‐(benzyloxy)butanal (2) via methyl 5‐(benzyloxy)‐3‐hydroxy‐2‐methylenehexanoate ( 3a ) as intermediate.