Glycolaldehyde monomer in organic synthesis

✍ Scribed by P. Dinprasert; C. Mahidol; C. Thebtaranonth; Y. Thebtaranonth

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 215 KB
• Volume: 30
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4039(01)80384-1

✦ Synopsis

The lithium alkoxide of glycolaldehyde can be generated and trapped in situ by keto-and -ester enolates to yield the corresponding keto-epoxides and hydroxy lactones respectively.