Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5218008 Tetrahedron 2013 8 Pages PDF
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The acid-base organocatalyzed intramolecular Rauhut-Currier (RC) reaction of the dienone enolates has been developed. The enantioselective RC process produces the highly functionalized α-methylidene-γ-butyrolactones as a single diastereomer with up to 98% ee.

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Facile synthesis of α-methylidene-γ-butyrolactones: intramolecular Rauhut-Currier reaction promoted by chiral acid-base organocatalysts
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