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Chemistry of ketene acetals IV. A simple and general method for the preparation of 4-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactones and 2-butenolides from 1,1-dimethoxypropene and α-acyloxy aldehydes and ketones
Aben, R. W.,Hofstraat, R.,Scheeren, J. W.
, p. 355 - 359 (2007/10/02)
α-Acyloxy aldehydes (2a,b) react with 1,1-dimethoxypropene (1) in the presence of ZnCl2 to yield 2,2-dimethoxy-3-methyloxetanes (3a,b).Stronger electron-withdraving acyl groups are necessary for the analogous conversion of α-acyloxy ketones (2c,d,e).Hydro
