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A convenient method for lactonization of α-allyl esters using iodine in dimethylsulphoxide

Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia (2014) 28(3) 469-473
DOI: 10.4314/bcse.v28i3.16
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Abstract

A simple method for the synthesis of α-γ-disubstituted-γ-butyrolactones by cyclization of α-allyl esters using iodine in dimethylsulphoxide is reported. This method is efficient and operationally simple in comparison to methods using transition metal complexes.

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Nawghare, B. R., Gaikwad, S. V., Pawar, B. V., & Lokhande, P. D. (2014). A convenient method for lactonization of α-allyl esters using iodine in dimethylsulphoxide. Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 28(3), 469–473. https://doi.org/10.4314/bcse.v28i3.16

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