Claisen rearrangements oxyanion-accelerated

The ability of charged substituents to accelerate the 3,3-sigmatropic reiarrangement of allyl vinyl ethers (the Claisen rearrangement) has also been documented. The effect of oxyanion substituents on the rate and course of aliphatic Claisen rearrangements has been the subject of particular attention. " In 1972, Ireland and Mueller reported that the lithium enolate derivatives of allyl esters undergo rapid and effi-... 

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