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SUBMITTER: Malapit CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5834916 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Malapit Christian A CA Luvaga Irungu K IK Caldwell Donald R DR Schipper Nicholas K NK Howell Amy R AR
Organic letters 20170815 17
A one-step preparation of 3,4-disubstituted β-lactones through Rh-catalyzed conjugate addition of aryl or alkenyl boronic acids to α-methylene-β-lactones is described. The operationally simple, stereoselective transformation provides a broad range of β-lactones from individual α-methylene-β-lactone templates. This methodology allowed for a direct, final-step C-3 diversification of nocardiolactone, an antimicrobial natural product. ...[more]