A Passerini/Michael Pathway towards Butyrolactones

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Abstract

The Passerini adducts of aromatic aldehydes may act as nucleophiles in Michael additions with acrylonitrile. The reaction proceeds together with hydrolysis of the ester. The resulting γ-hydroxynitrile may be cyclized under acidic conditions to afford a three-steps synthesis of γ-butyrolactones from isocyanides.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6457-6464
Number of pages8
JournalEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume2018
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Dec 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acrylonitrile
  • Bulticomponent reaction
  • Butyrolactone
  • Michael addition
  • Passerini reaction

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