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Synthesis of 2,5-dihydrofurans via alkylidene carbene insertion reactions
Walker, Louise F.,Bourghida, Ahmed,Connolly, Stephen,Wills, Martin
, p. 965 - 981 (2007/10/03)
The insertion reaction of alkylidene carbenes is demonstrated to be an effective method for the synthesis of 2,5-dihydrofuran ring systems. The best results have been obtained on substrates containing electron-withdrawing substituents, which appear less prone to the competing rearrangement reaction. This insight has led to the development of a new method for the synthesis of the core structure of the squalestatin-zaragozic acid natural products.
