Synthesis 1987; 1987(3): 292-293
DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-27923
communication
© Georg Thieme Verlag, Rüdigerstr. 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany. All rights reserved. This journal, including all individual contributions and illustrations published therein, is legally protected by copyright for the duration of the copyright period. Any use, exploitation or commercialization outside the narrow limits set by copyright legislation, without the publisher's consent, is illegal and liable to criminal prosecution. This applies in particular to photostat reproduction, copying, cyclostyling, mimeographing or duplication of any kind, translating, preparation of microfilms, and electronic data processing and storage.

A Facile Synthesis of 3-Chloro-2-oxoalkanoates via Thermal Rearrangement of 2-Chloro-2,3-epoxyalkanoates Promoted by Alumina

Sadao Tsuboi* , Hiroyuki Furutani, Akira Takeda
  • *Department of Synthetic Chemistry, School of Engineering, Okayama University, Tsushima, Okayama 700, Japan
Further Information

Publication History

Publication Date:
12 September 2002 (online)

Convenient synthesis of 3-chloro-2-oxoalkanoates via the thermal rearrangement of 2-chloro-2,3-epoxyalkanoates promoted by alumina is described.