Iodonium ylides of methyl 3-oxo-trans,trans-6,8-tetradecadienoate (1)
and diprotected methyl -butyldimethyl-silyloxy)-2,6,8-tetradecatrieneo
ate (5) undergo regio-and stereoselective intramolecular cyclopropanat
ion with Cu(I)Cl catalysis to form key bicyclo[3.1.0] intermediates fo
r prostaglandin synthesis. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights r
eserved.