Abstract
CeCl3·7H2O-NaI effectively catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of cyclic 7-hydroxy-1,3-dienes, yielding hexahydrobenzofurans in diastereoselective fashion. This cyclization has been applied to synthesize tetrahydrofurans from acyclic 7-hydroxy-1,3-dienes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7466-7470 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 31 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 Jul 31 |
Keywords
- 7-Hydroxy-1,3-diene
- Cerium chloride
- Hydroalkoxylation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry