Tetrahedron Letters

A facile route to a versatile synthon for preparation of cis-pyrethroids

JH Babler, BJ Invergo

Index: Babler; Invergo Tetrahedron Letters, 1981 , vol. 22, # 29 p. 2743 - 2746

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Abstract

Abstract cis-2-Cyano-3, 3-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid was obtained in> 50% overall yield starting with ethyl 3, 3-dimethylacrylate. The key step involved a tandem Michael reaction-intramolecular displacement to afford stereoselectively a cyclopropanoid