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Stereoselective Alkylation and Aldol Reactions of (S)-(-)-β-Hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone Dianion
Shieh, Hong-Ming,Prestwich, Glenn D.
, p. 4319 - 4321 (1981)
The dianion of 3 reacts with alkyl halides to give exclusively trans-2-alkyl-3-hydroxy lactones and with aldehydes to give 2,3-trans-disubstituted lactones which exhibit erythro selectivity in the newly formed aldol moiety.
