T. Honda et al., A SHORT SYNTHESIS OF ENANTIOMERICALLY PURE (-ELDANOLIDE AND ()-CIS-WHISKEY LACTONE BY SAMARIUM DIIODIDE PROMOTED FRAGMENTATION OF GAMMA-HALO ESTERS()), Heterocycles, 37(1), 1994, pp. 515-521
A stereoselective synthesis of (+)-eldanolide and (-)-cis-whisky lacto
ne in optically pure forms has been achieved by employing a regioselec
tive fragmentation reaction of the gamma-halo esters as a key step.