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Synthesis and Chemistry of b-Lactones

We have developed a versatile method for the synthesis of substituted b-lactones and employed it in strategies for the stereocontrolled synthesis of substituted alkenes, alkylidenecyclopropanes, and substituted allenes.

References:

"A Practical and Efficient Method for the Synthesis of b-Lactones", R. L. Danheiser and J. S. Nowick, J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 1176.

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