P. Tarakeshwar, J. Iqbal, S. Manogaran
Mar 26, 1991
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Tetrahedron
Abstract
Methyl acetoacetate and terminal olefins react in the presence of cobalt(II) acetate and oxygen to give 5-alkyl-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-3-methoxycarbonyl tetrahydrofurans in a highly stereoselective manner. Proton NMR, semiempirical MNDO and empirical MM2 methods are used to identify the particular diastereomer and the energetics of the different isomers are discussed.