Improved synthesis of (R)- and (S)-β-methyl-γ-butyrolactone

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IMPROVED SYNTHESIS OF (R)- AND (S)-β-
METHYL-γBUTYROLACTONE
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Keith R. Buszek & Nagaaki Sato
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Department of Chemistry , Kansas State University , 111 Willard
Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506-3701, USA
Published online: 18 Feb 2009.
To cite this article: Keith R. Buszek & Nagaaki Sato (2000) IMPROVED SYNTHESIS OF (R)- AND (S)-β-
METHYL-γBUTYROLACTONE, Organic Preparations and Procedures International: The New Journal for
Organic Synthesis, 32:5, 491-492, DOI: 10.1080/00304940009356765
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