A novel method for the rapid assembly of alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactones, using a tandem Claisen-ene rearrangement as a key step, is presented. The importance of the structure of the Lewis acid promoters and the mechanism of action of Et2AlSPh are discussed. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Leclereq, C., & Marko, I. (2005). Efficient assembly of alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactones via a novel, tandem Claisen-ene rearrangement. Tetrahedron Letters, 46(42), 7229-7233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.08.065 (Original work published 2005)