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The reaction of some alkenols with tetrachloromethane in the presence of a radical initiator was investigated. Regarding the effects of structural features of the starting alkenol (number and position of methyl substituents at the double bond and at the carbinol carbon atom, constitutional relationship between the double bond and the hydroxyl group) there are two possible competing reactions: addition and cyclization. In the case of the simplest alkenols (without substituents and with a more remote double bond) addition occurs; mono- and disubstituted secondary and tertiary Δ4- and Δ5-alkenols cyclize in high yields to give the corresponding cyclic ethers.
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Received March 17, 2000. Accepted (revised) May 31, 2000
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Bugarčić, Z., Mojsilović, B., Marjanović, L. et al. Reaction of Some Alkenols with Tetrachloromethane. Monatshefte für Chemie 131, 1091–1096 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060070042
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060070042