A convenient synthesis of 3-arylbutanolides and 3-arylbutenolides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919808004439

A series of 3-aryl-substituted butenolides and butanolides has been prepared in a common short synthetic sequence from the corresponding aryl aldehydes. The 3-arylbutanolides are prepared by cyclisation of 3-aryl-3- cyano-1-propanols, obtained by selectiv

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A Convenient Synthesis of
3-Arylbutanolides and 3-
Arylbutenolides
J.-X. Gu a & H. L. Holland a
a Department of Chemistry, Brock University, St.
Catharines, ON, L2S 3A1, Canada
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