J. Castro et al., ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS OF BICYCLO[4.3.0]NONAN-8-ONES BY INTRAMOLECULAR PAUSON-KHAND REACTION, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 5(3), 1994, pp. 307-310
The intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction of (E)-1-alkoxy-1-octen-7-yne
s derived from (1S,2R)-2-phenylcyclohexanol is described. 7-Alkoxybicy
clo[4.3.0]non-1(9)-en-8-ones are obtained in yields up to 65% and with
diastereoselectivities higher than 10:1. The absolute configuration o
f the major diastereomer obtained has been ascertained and can be rati
onalized on the basis of the preferential conformation of the precurso
r.