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The samarium(II)-mediated intermolecular couplings of ketones and β-alkoxyacrylates: A short asymmetric synthesis of an antifungal γ-butyrolactone
Kerrigan, Nessan J.,Upadhyay, Tejas,Procter, David J.
, p. 9087 - 9090 (2004)
The samarium(II) iodide-mediated coupling of ketones with β-alkoxyacrylates gives β-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactones in moderate yield. The process has been applied to the asymmetric synthesis of an antifungal, γ-butyrolactone natural product.
