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. 2012 Mar 2;77(5):2496-500.
doi: 10.1021/jo202252y. Epub 2012 Feb 14.

A diastereoselective, nucleophile-promoted aldol-lactonization of ketoacids leading to bicyclic-β-lactones

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A diastereoselective, nucleophile-promoted aldol-lactonization of ketoacids leading to bicyclic-β-lactones

Gang Liu et al. J Org Chem. .

Abstract

An improved, tandem acid activation/aldol-lactonization process is described. This more practical protocol shortens reaction times for the construction of bicyclic β-lactones from ketoacids and implements the use of commercially available reagents p-toluenesulfonyl chloride (p-TsCl) as activator and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (4-DMAP) as nucleophilic promoter (Lewis base). Substrates with β-substituents, with respect to the carboxylic acid, consistently showed excellent levels of diastereoselectivity during the bis-cyclization event.

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