H. Byun, K. Reddy, R. Bittman
Feb 28, 1994
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Ethyl α-(bromomethyl)acrylate ( 1 ) and 2-methylene-1,3-propanediol ( 2 ) have been prepared via formaldehyde addition to ethyl acrylate in the presence of DABCO, giving α,β-unsaturated ester 3 . Reduction of hydroxy ester 3 with one equivalent of alane, then borohydride reduction of the resulting aldehyde 4 gives 2 .