Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
Organic Chemistry - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780073511214
Author: Francis A Carey Dr., Robert M. Giuliano
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 21, Problem 48P

The use of epoxides as alkylating agents for diethyl malonate provides a useful route to γ-lactones . Write equations illustrating such a sequence for styrene oxide as the starting epoxide. Is the lactone formed by this reaction 3-phenylbutanolide , or is it 4-phenylbutanolide ?

Chapter 21, Problem 48P, The use of epoxides as alkylating agents for diethyl malonate provides a useful route to -lactones.

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