Regiospecific alkylation of β-ketothioes
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Paul M. Booth; Christina M.J. Fox; Steven V. Ley
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Article
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1983
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Anions of t-butylacetothioacetate (1) react with alkylhalides and carbonyl compounds in a regiospecific manner to afford products which are versatile synthetic intermediates as exemplified by short syntheses of the mold metabolites carolic acid (2) and carlosic acid (3). The utility of thioesters i