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A Novel Alkynylation Reaction of Epoxy Alcohols: Use in the Synthesis of erythro-6-Acetoxyhexadecan-5-olide
Yamaguchi, Masahiko,Hirao, Ichiro
, p. 202 - 203 (2007/10/02)
Lithium acetylides in the presence of BF3*Et2O react with epoxy alcohols derived from (E)-allylic alcohols to give erythro-1,2-diols, a reaction used successfully in the stereoselective synthesis of erythro-hexadecan-5-olide.
