title: Diastereoselective gamma-vinyl butyrolactone synthesis via gold catalyzed cyclization of allylic acetate.
abstract: An efficient method for the preparation of polysubstituted gamma-vinyl butyrolactones was developed through gold catalyzed highly diastereoselective cyclization of the malonate substituted allylic acetates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China.
authors.forename: Ya-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Li-Li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Yu-Xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zili
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen