Abstract
Lithium acetylides in the presence of BF3·Et2O react with epoxy alcohols derived from (E)-allylic alcohols to give erythro-1,2-diols, a reaction used successfully in the stereoselective synthesis of erythro-hexadecan-5-olide.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 202-203 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1984 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
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Yamaguchi, M., & Hirao, I. (1984). A novel alkynylation reaction of epoxy alcohols: Use in the synthesis of erythro-6-acetoxyhexadecan-5-olide. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (3), 202-203. https://doi.org/10.1039/c39840000202