M. Mach et S. Jarosz, FROM SUGAR ALLYLTINS TO CHIRAL CYCLOPENTADIENES - RADICAL CYCLIZATIONOF HIGHLY OXYGENATED SUGAR-DERIVED DIENOALDEHYDES, Polish Journal of Chemistry, 71(7), 1997, pp. 936-940
Radical cyclization of unsaturated aldehyde: enzyl-5,6,7,8-tetradeoxy-
5(E),6-dieno-oct-D-xylose (2) afforded tri-O-benzyloxy-5(R)-[prop-1(E)
-enyl]-cyclopentane (5); similar reaction of xanthate 7 derived from 2
led to 3(R),4(R)-tri-O-benzyloxy-5(R)-methyl-cyclopentane (8). The cy
clization of other sugar-derived unsaturated aldehydes and xanthates w
as also studied.