title: Regioselective ring opening and isomerization reactions of 3,4-epoxyesters catalyzed by boron trifluoride.
abstract: Efficient ring opening of 3,4-epoxyesters with alcohols to produce 4-alkoxy-3-hydroxyesters and their isomerization into 4-ketoesters using boron trifluoride as the catalyst are presented. Both transformations are simple and efficient methods for the synthesis of the above named synthetically useful compounds.
authors: Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain.
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: Izquierdo
authors: Santiago
authors: S
authors: Rodríguez
authors: Florenci V
authors: FV
authors: González