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Abstract
Disubstituted alpha-hydroxy acids have been synthesized by metal-catalyzed silylene transfer to alpha-keto esters. A range of substituents are tolerated in the transformation with the exception of branched groups at the vinylic position. The alpha-hydroxy acid products can be converted into gamma-lactones using a variety of lactonization conditions.Entities:
Year: 2009 PMID: 20625460 PMCID: PMC2898151 DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2009.05.066
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Tetrahedron ISSN: 0040-4020 Impact factor: 2.457