A CONVENIENT METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF 4-CHLORO-3-ALKENOIC ACID, A NEW USEFUL SYNTHETIC BLOCK FOR 4-OXOALKANOIC AND 4-OXO-2-ALKENOIC ACIDS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1984.1851

Easily available material, β-(1-chlorovinyl)-β-propiolactone reacted with organocopper reagents to afford 4-chloro-3-alkenoic acids in high yields.The acids were easily transformed into two kinds of useful carboxylic acids such as 4-oxoalkanoic and 4-oxo-(E)-2-alkenoic acids leading to various natural products.