A new approach for the synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones from α-bromomethylacrylic acids (or esters)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397919208019246

This paper reports that a new approach for the synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones from the reaction of α-bromomethyl acrylic acid (or ester), powdered tin and carbonyl compounds in one pot with excellent to good yields.

Full text of DOI:10.1080/00397919208019246

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A New Approach for the
Synthesis of α-Methylene-γ-
Butyrolactones from α-
Bromomethyl Acrylic Acids (or
Esters)
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Jing-yao Zhou , Guo-di Lu & Shi-hui Wu
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Department of Chemistry , Fudan University ,
Shanghai, 200433, P. R. CHINA
Published online: 24 Sep 2006.
To cite this article: Jing-yao Zhou , Guo-di Lu & Shi-hui Wu (1992) A New
Approach for the Synthesis of α-Methylene-γ-Butyrolactones from α-Bromomethyl
Acrylic Acids (or Esters), Synthetic Communications: An International Journal
for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 22:4, 481-487, DOI:
10.1080/00397919208019246
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