STDUDIES ON STRUCTURALLY SIMPLE α,β-BUTENOLIDES. VII. AN EASY ENTRY TO γ-THIOMETHYL- AND γ-AMINOMETHYL-α,β-BUTENOLIDES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81500-3

The reaction of the dilithium salt of phenylselenoacetic acid with a variety of glycidyl substrates yields 5-heteromethyl-3-phenylselenotetrahydrofuran-2-ones.Selective oxidation of the selenium atom allows the preparation of 5-thiomethyl- and 5-aminometh