Efficient ring opening of 3,4-epoxyesters with alcohols to produce 4-alkoxy-3-hydroxyesters and their isomerization into 4-ketoesters using boron trifluoride as the catalyst are presented. Both transformations are simple and efficient methods for the synthesis of the above named synthetically useful compounds.
提出了3,4-环氧酯与醇的有效开环以产生4-烷氧基-3-羟基酯,并使用
三氟化硼作为催化剂将其异构化为4-
酮酯。两种转化都是用于合成上述命名的有用化合物的简单而有效的方法。