1.
Org Biomol Chem
; 9(23): 8000-2, 2011 Dec 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22011731
ABSTRACT
Unsaturated eight-membered lactones undergo decarboxylative and non-decarboxylative transannular Ireland-Claisen rearrangement reactions, to give substituted vinylcyclobutanes. A formal synthesis of (±)-grandisol is described.
Subject(s)
Cyclobutanes/chemical synthesis , Terpenes/chemical synthesis , Vinyl Compounds/chemical synthesis , Molecular Structure
2.
Chem Commun (Camb)
; 46(27): 4991-3, 2010 Jul 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20517571
ABSTRACT
Unsaturated epsilon-lactones bearing an alpha-arylsulfonyl or alpha-arylsulfoximinyl substituent undergo stereoselective transannular, decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement to give substituted vinylcyclopropanes.
