Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · 1982 · 12 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryOrganic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisAnion-templated Synthesis
An efficient preparation of a-substituted acrylic esters is described, based on Dieckmann-Michael retrograde reactions of the C-alkylation products of 4-methoxycarbonylthiolan-3-one