Abstract
N-acyl-5,5-dimethyl-oxazolidin-2-ones can function as versatile latent aldehyde equivalents - reductive cleavage with DIBAL-H affords aldehydes in good yield, while tandem DIBAL-H/Wittig methodology affords α,β-unsaturated esters.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6677-6680 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 1999 |