
%0 Journal Article
%A Abell, AD 
%A Dimitriadis, E 
%A Massy-Westropp, RA 
%T Stereospecific formation of tetrahydrofurans from substituted 2,8-Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ylmethanols
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1984/02/01
%V 37
%N 2
%P 395-407
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9840395
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9840395 
%X The reactions of some substituted 2,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ylmethanols (hydroxy acetals) with oxalic acid in aqueous methanol solution gave tetrahydrofurans stereospecifically in good yields.The reactions occur with inversion of configuration at a tertiary carbon and are considered to proceed by a mechanism involving the carbonyl group generated by hydrolysis of the acetal function. 
