STEREOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF (Z)-3-METHYLALK-2-ENOIC OR (E)-3-METHYLALK-2-ENOIC ACIDS

Citation
M. Abarbri et al., STEREOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF (Z)-3-METHYLALK-2-ENOIC OR (E)-3-METHYLALK-2-ENOIC ACIDS, Tetrahedron letters, 36(14), 1995, pp. 2469-2472
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
ISSN journal
00404039
Volume
36
Issue
14
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2469 - 2472
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-4039(1995)36:14<2469:SSO(O(>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The palladium catalysed coupling of organozinc or organotin reagents w ith 3-iodobut-2(or 3)-enoic acid is stereoselective and affords Z(or E )-methylalk-2-enoic acids. The method was applied to the synthesis of the E and Z stereoisomers of ocimenones and pseudo-tagetones.