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Synlett 1993; 1993(10): 798-800
DOI: 10.1055/s-1993-22614
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Selenium Catalysed Conversion of β,γ-Unsaturated Acids into Butenolides

Marcello Tiecco* , Lorenzo Testaferri, Marco Tingoli, Luana Bagnoli, Claudio Santi
  • *Istituto di Chimica Organica, Università di Perugia, Italy
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19 March 2002 (online)

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The reaction of β,γ-unsaturated acids with catalytic amounts of diphenyl diselenide and excess ammonium persulfate in acetonitrile affords butenolides in good yields.