A convenient chiral synthesis of 4-alkyl-γ-butanolides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919308013804

A simple three step synthesis of 4-alkyl-γ-butanolides as flavoring compounds from chiral propargyl alcohols is described.

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A Convenient Chiral Synthesis
of 4-Alkyl-γ-butanolides
J. S. Yadav a & P. P. Maniyan a
a Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,
Hyderabad, India
Version of record first published: 23 Sep 2006.
To cite this article: J. S. Yadav & P. P. Maniyan (1993): A Convenient Chiral Synthesis
of 4-Alkyl-γ-butanolides, Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for
Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 23:19, 2731-2741
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