Substituted alkenediols by alkylative double ring opening of dihydrofuran and dihydropyran epoxides.
[reaction: see text]. Dihydrofuran and dihydropyran epoxides undergo alkylative double ring opening with organolithiums to provide a new route to substituted alkenediols.
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Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK. david.hodgson@chem.ox.ac.uk
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