Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2024,20, 2585–2591, doi:10.3762/bjoc.20.217
purification. The synthetic utility of the prepared tetronic acids was demonstrated by further transformations at the hydroxyethylidene fragment. The structures of one obtained tetronic acid and one product of derivatization were confirmed by X-ray analysis.
Keywords: allomaltol; base-promotedrecyclization