ESTERS α-METHYLENIQUES ET α-HYDROXYMETHYLES PAR ADDITION D'ORGANOLITHIENS OU MAGNESIENS SUR L' α-(HYDROXYMETHYL) ACRYLATE D'ETHYLE ET SES DERIVES EN PRESENCE DE CUIVRE(I)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)99740-7

α-(Methylene)- and α-(hydroxymethyl)-alkanoic esters are prepared by substitution of α-(acetoxymethyl) acrylate by Grignard reagents in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper(I) salt, or by addition of an excess (2.5 equivalents) of dialkylcopper ma