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A combination of electro-oxidation and copper(II) chloride mediated ho
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reoselectivity strongly depended on the solvent system and no isomeriz
ation occurred when the reactions were carried out in DMF (0.01 M). Th
e facile synthesis of(6R, 11R)-(7E, 9E)-6,11-hexadeca-7,9-dienyl diben
zoate was thus accomplished from (R)-(E)-1-tributylstannyl-1-octene-3-
ol, which was prepared through the lipase-catalyzed reaction in an opt
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