C. Bonini et al., ENANTIO AND STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF (5R,6S)-L-ACETOXYHEXADECANOLIDE, A MOSQUITO OVIPOSITION ATTRACTANT PHEROMONE, Tetrahedron, 51(14), 1995, pp. 4111-4116
The enantio and stereoselective synthesis of (5R, 6S)-6-acetoxy-hexade
canolide is described via chemo, regio and stereoselective opening wit
h LiI of a chiral epoxy alcohol precursor.