Elsevier, Tetrahedron, 27(56), p. 4799-4810
DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(00)00385-9
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Reaction of 2-acyloxymethyl-1,1-dibromocyclopropanes with methyllithium at −90°C leads to selective bromine–lithium exchange and intramolecular cyclisation to give a 1-bromo-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ol.