title: N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed cascade epoxide-opening and lactonization reaction for the synthesis of dihydropyrone derivatives.
abstract: N-Heterocyclic carbene was employed as an efficient organic catalyst to catalyze a cascade epoxide-opening and lactonization reaction. This organocatalytic process could transform various readily accessible γ-epoxy-α,β-enals into dihydropyrone derivatives in good to excellent yields.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.forename: Xingang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Jinmei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Donghui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xuegong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: She