7. Literature
Monneret research group
J.C. Florent et al., J. Org. Chem., 1987, 52, 1051-1056.
M.C. Trinh et al., J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1987, 615-616.
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10. Attempts to Improve Yield
J. Ben-Hattar and J. Jiricny, J. Org. Chem., 1986, 51, 3211-3213.
FmocCl + ISAL ISAL(Fmoc) + HCl
Addition of AgNO3
Bi-phase reaction system
11. Reactions with HBr : Acetic Acid System
K. Bock et al., Acta Chem. Scand., 1987, 41, 13-17.
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12. Acyl Group Migration & Cyclisation
M.I. Tamboli et al., Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 13676-13682.
14. Copolymerisation with Methyl Acrylate
α-MBL
M. Moreno et al., J. Polym. Sci., 2014, 52, 3543-3549.
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15. Conclusions
Yield of key transformation improved, but not to
commercially viable levels
Number of novel lactones synthesized
Polymerisation represents hitherto unreported route
to functionalization
16. Thanks for Your Attention
Acknowledgements:
Prof Andrew Laws
Mustapha S. Galadima
Michael Almond
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