title: A mild Lewis acid mediated epoxy-ester to bicyclic ortho ester rearrangement.
abstract: A high yielding rearrangement of epoxy-esters, under Lewis acid conditions, to give bicyclic ortho esters is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Loughborough, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.
authors.forename: Awais
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Steven D R
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.forename: Mark R J
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Elsegood
authors.forename: Gareth J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pritchard
mesh_terms: D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D004952:Esters / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D058116:Lewis Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure
chemical_list: D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D004952:Esters; D058116:Lewis Acids