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All articles of this category 2-Trialkylsilyloxyfurans react rapidly with dimethyldioxirane at -78 °C to provide trialkylsilyl ( Z )-4-oxo-2-alkenoates whose hydrolysis delivers γ-hydroxybutenolides with high efficiency; a short synthesis of a naturally occurring monoterpene γ-hydroxybutenolide ( 4 ) is reported. γ-hydroxybutenolides - trialkylsilyl ( Z )-4-oxo-2-alkenoates - 2-trialkylsilyloxyfurans - dimethyldioxirane - oxidation
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Boukouvalas et al. (1998) studied this question.
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