Abstract
A novel tandem one-pot method for the synthesis of α-aminomethylene- γ-butyrolactone derivatives has been developed through the regioselective epoxide opening reactions with the Blaise reaction intermediates, generated by the reaction of a Reformatsky reagent with nitriles. Formation of a modified Blaise reaction intermediate by the addition of a stoichiometric amount of n-BuLi followed by slow addition of epoxide is required for the good yield of γ-butyrolactones.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6893-6896 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 52 |
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| State | Published - 29 Dec 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Korea Research Foundation ( KRF-20090070898 and KRF-20090063004 ), the Seoul R&D fellowship for Y. O. Ko, and RP-supporting from Ewha Womans University for Y. S. Chun.
Keywords
- Blaise reaction intermediate
- Butyrolactone
- Epoxide opening
- Regioselectivity
- Tandem reaction