A δ-lactone synthesis involving an intramolecular 1,4-addition of α-iodoacetates to enones

Ayhan S. Demir, Raymond S. Gross, Norma K. Dunlap, A. Bashir-Hashemi, David S. Watt

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Abstract

A cyclization of δ-(iodoacetoxy)-α,β-unsaturated ketones using iodotrimethylsilane involved a selective 1,4-addition of the acetate subunit to the enone and furnished δ-lactones in good yield.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5567-5570
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume27
Issue number46
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986

Funding

Acknowledgement. We thank the National Institutes of Health (GM 36256) for their generous support and Drs. K. Drauz and M. Bernd of Degussa AG, Hanau for a generous gift of chemicals.

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)GM 36256

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry
    • Drug Discovery
    • Organic Chemistry

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