Synlett 1995; 1995(12): 1269-1270
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-5233
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Methyl 3,3-Difluoro-2-hydroxyacrylate - A New Metastable Enol

Sergey N. Osipov, Alexander Golubev, Norbert Sewald, Alexey F. Kolomiets, Alexander V. Fokin, Klaus Burger*
  • *Russian Academy of Sciences, A.N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Vavilov Str. 28, GSP-1, V-334, RUS-117813 Moscow, Russia
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

A synthesis of the new metastable enol 2 as well as its reactivity towards basic and acidic reagents are described. Pyruvic acid derivatives 6, 9, 10-13 obtained from 2 are valuable building blocks for the synthesis of α-difluoromethyl substituted α-hydroxy and α-amino acids.

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