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SYNTHESIS OF THE DIACETATE OF 4-CHLORO-2-HYDROXYMETHYL-2-BUTEN-1-OL. A USEFUL SYNTHON IN THE CHEMISTRY OF THE ISOPRENE UNIT
Cereda, E.,Bellora, E.,Donetti, A.
, p. 4977 - 4980 (1980)
A versatile procedure for the synthesis of the diacetate of 4-chloro-2-hydroxymethyl-2-buten-1-ol, a precursor of the dihydroxyprenyl synthon, is described.Its application to the synthesis of an unusual metabolite of a prenyl-containing drug is illustrated.
