Regiospecific synthesis of γ-hydroxybutenolide. Photosensitized oxygenation of substituted 2-trimethylsilylfuran

S Katsumura, K Hori, S Fujiwara, S Isoe

Index: Katsumura, Shiego; Hori, Keiko; Fujiwara, Shinya; Isoe, Sachihiko Tetrahedron Letters, 1985 , vol. 26, # 38 p. 4625 - 4628

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Abstract

Abstract Regiospecific synthesis of substituted γ-hydroxybutenolide was accomplished by photosensitized oxygenation of 2-trimethylsilyl-furan derivatives, and chemoselective oxidation of furan ring having tri-and tetra-substituted olefins in the side chain was also achieved.