title: Synthesis of different chiral amino gamma-butyrolactones and amino gamma-butenolides.
abstract: Different transformations of chiral epoxy esters 1 afford two different amino gamma-butyrolactones 2 and 6, and amino gamma-butenolides 8, by different nucleophilic opening-closing processes. [reaction: see text]
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Oviedo, Julián Clavería 8, 33071 Oviedo, Spain. jmcg@sauron.quimica.uniovi.es
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Concellón
authors.forename: Estela
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riego
authors.forename: Pablo L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bernad
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D015107:4-Butyrolactone