Carbonylation of Alkynyl Epoxides: Synthesis of 5-Hydroxy-2,3-dienoate Esters and 2,3-Dihydrofuran-3-ol Derivatives.
The carbonylation of alkynyl oxiranes catalyzed by (MePh(2))(4)Pd in the presence of 20 atm of carbon monoxide in methanol gives methyl 5-hydroxy-2,3-pentadienoates in good yields. When the reaction is performed on alkynyl oxiranemethanol derivatives, 4,5-dihydrofuran-3-ol derivatives are obtained stereoselectively. These products arise from the spontaneous cyclization of a dihydroxyallenyl ester intermediate.
Piotti
Marcelo E.
ME
Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5.
Alper
Howard
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