Tungsten complex catalyzed dehydrative decarboxylation of 2,3-dihydroxycarboxylic acids
作者:Kyung Bae Yu Hye、Jeffrey Schwartz
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(00)61776-8
日期:1992.11
WOCl4 catalyzes dehydrative decarboxylation of 2,3-dihydroxycarboxylic acids to enols, likely via β-lactone intermediates. Classical reagents for conversion of 3-hydroxycarboxylic acids to β-lactones fail with these substrates.