Dm. Hodgson et al., Substituted alkenediols by alkylative double ring opening of dihydrofuran and dihydropyran epoxides, ORG LETT, 3(21), 2001, pp. 3401-3403
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Dihydrofuran and dihydropyran epoxides undergo alkylative double ring openi
ng with organolithiums to provide a new route to substituted alkenediols.