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ACID-CATALYZED REARRANGEMENTS OF(1-OXO-3-ARYL-2-PROPENYL)OXIRANES
Zvonok, A. M.,Kuz'menok, N. M.,Stanishevskii, L. S.
, p. 1747 - 1752 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of (1-oxo-3-aryl-2-propenyl)oxiranes with methanol in the presence of acidic agents leads to methanolysis of the epoxide ring in the initial epoxy ketones or of the oxetane ring in the products from rearrangement of the latter, i.e., substituted oxetanones.The presence of an electron-donating group in the aromatic substituent promotes the second reaction path.
