Synthesis and properties of germa-γ-lactones

N Kakimoto, T Yoshiwara, M Akiba, Y Ishido

Index: Kakimoto, Norihiro; Yoshiwara, Tohru; Akiba, Mitsuo; Ishido, Yoshiharu Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1990 , vol. 385, # 2 p. 247 - 254

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Abstract

Abstract Trialkylgermylpropanoic acids treated with 1 mole of bromine afford the monobromopropanoic acids, which are converted into the corresponding germa-γ-lactones in good yields by hydrolysis. The physical, chemical, and biological properties of these compounds are described.