title: Unusual, strained heterocycles: 3-alkylidene-2-methyleneoxetanes from Morita-Baylis-Hillman-type adducts.
abstract: [reaction: see text] 3-Alkylidene-2-methyleneoxetanes have been prepared by treating alpha-alkylidene-beta-lactones, derived from Morita-Baylis-Hillman-type adducts, with dimethyltitanocene. Preliminary studies of the reactivity of these little known, strained heterocycles are also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, USA.
authors.forename: Isamir
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: Alexander E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Emch
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ndakala
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Amy R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Howell