
%0 Journal Article
%A Fujita, T 
%A Watanabe, S 
%A Suga, K 
%T The reaction of carboxylic acids with epoxides using lithium naphthalenide
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1974/10/01
%V 27
%N 10
%P 2205-2208
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9742205
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9742205 
%X Lithium naphthalenide reacts with carboxylic acids in the presence of diethylamine to give the &#945;-anions of lithium carboxylates. Reaction of these anions with various epoxides gives the corresponding y-hydroxy acids in good yield. The &#947;-hydroxy acids easily cyclize to give &#947;-butyrolactones. 
