Abstract
3-Allyl substituted five, six, and seven membered ring lactams are readily available in good yields and reasonable selectivity by a formal Meerwein Eschenmoser Claisen [3,3] rearrangement, using the readily available N,N-dialkylalkoxymethylene iminium salts and lithium alkoxides derived from allyl alcohols.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4199-4202 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 33 |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Aug 1991 |
Keywords
- [3,3] SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENT
- 3-SUBSTITUTED LACTAMS
- QUARTERNARY CHIRAL CENTERS
- STEREOCHEMICAL CONTROL