Treatment of(6S, 7S)-7-bis(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)non-1-en-8-ynes with di
cobalt octacarbonyl gave the corresponding cobalt complex. This complex was
subsequently exposed to the Pauson-Khand conditions in the presence of a p
romoter such as cyclohexylamine, thioanisole, methyl isopropyl sulfide, and
butyl methyl sulfide ending up with the stereoselective production of the
(2S, 3S, 6S, 7S)-7-methylbicyclo[4.3.0]nonenone derivatives instead of the
expected (2S, 3S, 7S)-bicyclo[5.3.0]decenone species.