A new and potentially useful method for the synthesis of polypropionates via the regio- and stereo-specific methylation of gamma,delta-epoxy acrylates by (CH3)3Al has been developed.
Palladium-Catalyzed Stereospecific Substitution of α,β-Unsaturated γ,δ-Epoxy Esters by Alcohols with Double Inversion of Configuration: Synthesis of 4-Alkoxy-5-hydroxy-2-pentenoates