Lewis acid promoted carbon-carbon bond cleavage of gamma-silyloxy-beta-hydroxy-alpha-diazoesters.
Cyclic gamma-silyloxy-beta-hydroxy-alpha-diazoesters undergo efficient rupture of the Cbeta-Cgamma bond when treated with tin tetrachloride to provide tethered aldehyde ynoate products in high yield.
Draghici
Cristian
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The University of Vermont, Department of Chemistry, 82 University Place, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA.
Brewer
Matthias
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