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CYCLOFUNCTIONALISATION OF EPOXYALCOHOL DERIVATIVES. 2. STEREO- AND REGIOSPECIFIC CONVERSION TO 1,3-DIOXOLANES
McCombie, Stuart W.,Metz, William A.
, p. 383 - 386 (2007/10/02)
2,3-Epoxyalcohols react with paraformaldehyde and either cesium carbonate or potassium carbonate/phase-transfer catalyst in polar, aprotic solvents to give excellent yields of 4-(1-hydroxyalkyl)-1,3-dioxolanes, with inversion at C-2.
