UNUSUAL STEREOSELECTIVITY IN THE SYNTHESIS OF 4-OXA-δ-VALEROTHIOLACTONES: STRUCTURE PROOF OF β-HYDROXYTHIOAMIDE
Stereoselectivity in the formation of 4-oxa-δ-valerothiolactone 2 from β-hydroxythioamide 1 is discussed.The structure of 1 is deduced from the structure of 2.