SYNTHESIS OF E-HOMOALLYLIC ALCOHOLS, γ-HYDROXYKETONES, AND CYCLOPROPYL KETONES FROM 3-DIPHENYLPHOSPHINOYL (Ph2PO) PROPANOLS BY ACYL TRANSFER

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80928-X

Carboxyl transfer (O*C) on 3-Ph2PO propyl esters (9) gives an intermediate (10) from which the Ph2PO group may be removed by the Horner-Witting reaction or by Ph2PO transfer (C*O) to give the title compounds.