Key Lab of Pesticide Chemistry and Application Technology, Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
Abstract:
Two representative macrocyclic lactones with methoxysulfonyl side chain (5a and 5b) were synthesized employing Michael addition with acrolein and ring enlargement as the key steps,starting from potassium a-oxocycloalkylsulfonates (1) in total yields of 45 and 57%,respectively.