Synlett 2010(12): 1789-1792  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258109
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Tetrahydrofurans from Substituted Hex-5-yne-1,4-diols

Carolin Schwehm, Max Wohland, Martin E. Maier*
Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Publication History

Received 16 April 2010
Publication Date:
30 June 2010 (online)

Abstract

It was discovered that substituted hex-5-yne-1,4-diols like 16, 28, and 30 undergo a domino sequence of Meyer-Schuster rearrangement followed by Michael addition forming 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans in presence of PtCl2.