A surprising steric effect on a tandem cycloaddition/ring-opening reaction: rapid syntheses of difluorinated analogues of (hydroxymethyl)conduritols.
Difluorinated analogues of (hydroxymethyl)conduritols can be synthesised from selected furans and a difluorinated dienophile in two reaction steps.
Fawcett
John
J
Department of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester, UK LE1 7RH.
Moralee
Andrew C
AC
Percy
Jonathan M
JM
Salafia
Vittoria
V
Vincent
Mark A
MA
Hillier
Ian H
IH