Iodine-induced cyclisations of (E)- and (Z)-3-hydroxy-5-alkenoates : stereoselective approaches to trisubstituted tetrahydrofurans

Frank Bennett, Simon B. Bedford, Kathryn E. Bell, Garry Fenton, David W. Knight, Duncan Shaw

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Abstract

Iodoetherification of the (Z)-3-hydroxy-5-alkenoates 4 leads exclusively to the hydroxytetrahydrofurans 5 whereas similar cyclisations of the corresponding (E)-isomers [10, 13 and 15] give largely the iodo-tetrahydrofurans [11, 14 and 16].
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6507-6510
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume33
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1992

Keywords

  • chemistry

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