Synlett 1998; 1998(1): 31-32
DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-1574
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A Mild, Efficient and General Method for the Synthesis of Trialkylsilyl (Z)-4-Oxo-2-alkenoates and γ-Hydroxybutenolides

John Boukouvalas* , Nicolas Lachance
  • *Département de Chimie, Université Laval, Québec (Québec), Canada G1K 7P4
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

2-Trialkylsilyloxyfurans react rapidly with dimethyldioxirane at -78 °C to provide trialkylsilyl (Z)-4-oxo-2-alkenoates whose hydrolysis delivers γ-hydroxybutenolides with high efficiency; a short synthesis of a naturally occurring monoterpene γ-hydroxybutenolide (4) is reported.

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