Arndt-Eistert reaction

Definition: A homologation reaction of a carboxylic acid to give the homologated carboxylic acid via acyl chloride and diazoketone intermediates.

ID: RXNO:0000063

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A diastereoselective route to 2,6-syn-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans: synthesis of the civet compound (+)-2-((2S,6S)-6-methyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-yl) acetic acid
Matthew O’Brien, Shane Cahill and Lyndsay A. Evans, Chem. Commun., 2008 , 5559
DOI: 10.1039/b810231g