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METHYL 3-PHENYLSULPHONYL ORTHOPROPIONATE: AN EFFICIENT REAGENT FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF γ-LACTONES AND BUTENOLIDES
Carretero, Juan Carlos,Lombaert, Stephane De,Ghosez, Leon
, p. 2135 - 2138 (1987)
Treatment of methyl 3-phenylsulphonyl orthopropionate with n-BuLi gives the corresponding carbanion which reacts with aldehydes or ketones to yield β-phenylsulphonyl-γ-lactones.Base-catalysed elimination yields α,β or β,γ-butenolides.
