Reactions of 2-acylbenzoates with dimeth
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Kevin Beautement; John M. Clough
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Article
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1984
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Treatment of 2-benzoylbenzoates with dimethyloxosulphonium methylide (1) gives 4-phenylisocoumrins (2); methyl 2-acetylbenzoate gives 4-methylene-3,4dihydroisocoumrin (3) under the same conditions. Corey's method' for the conversion of ketones into epoxides using sulphonium or oxosulphonium ylides