Elsevier, Tetrahedron, 10(63), p. 2148-2152, 2007
DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.12.092
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Two concise and flexible biomimetically-inspired approaches to homocitric acid lactone (3) and its higher homolog, triethyl per-homocitrate (12), are presented herein. The key steps include an efficient indium metal-mediated allylation-oxidative cleavage procedure and a one-step ethoxycarbonylmethylation of alpha-oxo-diesters. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier Ltd.