Pv. Fish et al., CHIRAL ACETAL-INITIATED ASYMMETRIC PENTACYCLIZATION - ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 18-ALPHA(H)-OLEANANES, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(21), 1994, pp. 6150-6152
Fluorine-assisted asymmetric pentacyclization of (S,S)-acetal 3 gave 1
8 alpha(H)-oleanane 28b as the major product in 59% isolated yield (86
.5% de) and with retention of the fluorine atom at C13.