Synthesis 2018; 50(06): 1175-1198
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591886
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Strategies To Access γ-Hydroxy-γ-butyrolactams

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Received: 06 September 2017

Accepted after revision: 27 October 2017

Publication Date:
24 January 2018 (online)


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Abstract

α,β-Unsaturated γ-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactams are of a great interest due to their presence in designed pharmaceutical molecules and numerous natural products displaying a broad spectrum of biological activities. In addition, these five-membered heterocyclic compounds are also relevant and versatile building blocks in organic synthesis. In this context, strategies for the construction of these scaffolds has triggered considerable attention and this review highlights the progress in the formation of α,β-unsaturated γ-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactams (5-hydroxy-1,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-2-ones).

1 Introduction

2 Intramolecular Routes

3 Intermolecular Routes

4 Oxidation of Heterocyclic Compounds

5 Miscellaneous

6 Conclusion