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An easy approach to butenolides by Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination of α-hydroxy ketones
Bonadies, Francesco
, p. 2839 - 2840 (2007/10/02)
By treatment with stabilized lithium phosphonates in the presence of activated 4A molecular sieves, unprotected α-hydroxy ketones 1 undergo a convenient Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination to give directly butenolides 3 as exclusive or predominant products.