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Synthesis of γ-lactones 11 and 2-hydroxyglutaric acid derivatives 12 from 3-bromopropionic acid. X-ray molecular structures of 11b (left) and 12c (right) are also displayed. The ORTEP plot is at the 30% probability level. Hydrogen atoms, except those of NH and OH fragments, have been omitted for the sake of simplicity.
