Abstract
Treatment of monoalkylsubstituted allenic esters 4 with NBS and water in the darkness yields β-bromo-γ,β-butenolides 5, that are easily transformed into 5-alkyl-4-bromo-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanones 8 and 5-alkylidene-4-bromo-2(5H)-furanones 2. © 1990.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5517-5520 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 38 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1990 |