THE STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 2,3-<i>CIS</i>-DIHYDROXY-γ-BUTYROLACTONES BY THE OXIDATION OF γ-BUTENOLIDES WITH KMnO<sub>4</sub>-CROWN ETHER
作者:Teruaki Mukaiyama、Fujio Tabusa、Keisuke Suzuki
DOI:10.1246/cl.1983.173
日期:1983.2.5
Oxidation of γ-butenolides was effected by KMnO4-crown ether to afford the corresponding 2,3-cis-dihydroxy-γ-butyrolactones in high yields. High stereoselectivity was observed in cases when bulky substituents were introduced at the γ-position of the butenolides.