Electrooxidative rearrangement of 5,(n + 6)-dimethoxy-1-oxabicyclo[n.4.0]alkanes(n = 4,10) into ω-(2-methoxytetrahydrofur-2-yl)alkanoic esters
Abstract
5,(n + 6)-Dimethoxy-1-oxabicyclo[n .4.0]alkanes undergo a previously unknown oxidative rearrangement into ω-(2-methoxytetra-hydrofur-2-yl)alkanoic esters during electrolysis in methanol.