M. Bertrand, H. Oumar-Mahamat, J. Surzur
1985
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Ag (I) mediated persulphate oxidation of various 2-methyl benzoic acids and acrylic acids, co-catalyzed by Cu (II), leads to unsaturated γ-lactones, together with decarboxylation products. Lactonisation proceeds through 1,5 hydrogen transfer from intermediate acyloxyl radicals.