
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Fujita, T 
A1  - Watanabe, S 
A1  - Suga, K 
T1  - The reaction of carboxylic acids with epoxides using lithium naphthalenide
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 1974
VL  - 27
IS  - 10
SP  - 2205
EP  - 2208
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9742205 
N2  - 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. 
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