Oxidations of 3-alkenyltetronic acids with dimethyldioxirane (DMD) and air: regioselectivity and formation of a spirotricyclic hemiketal endoperoxide lactone

Rainer Schobert, Sven Siegfried, J. Weingartner, M. Nieuwenhuyzen

Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1 · 2001 · 14 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The endocyclic CC bond of 3-allyltetronic acid 1 can be selectively oxidised with dimethyldioxirane to give 3-allyl-3-hydroxydihydrofuran-2,4-dione 2 while 3-exo-alkylidenedihydrofuran-2,4-diones 9 are rapidly autooxidised to furnish the spirotricyclic hemiketal endoperoxide lactones 10.

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