A simple enantioselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane via intramolecular asymmetric oxyselenenylation: a new route to optically active spiroketals
M. Uchiyama et al., A simple enantioselective synthesis of (R)- and (S)-1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane via intramolecular asymmetric oxyselenenylation: a new route to optically active spiroketals, TETRAHEDR L, 42(10), 2001, pp. 1931-1934
Both enantiomers of 1,7-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane, the major pheromone compon
ents of the olive fruit fly (Bactrocea oleae), have been synthesized by usi
ng a new method based on the intramolecular asymmetric oxyselenenylation of
4-(3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-6-yl)butan- 1-ol. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. A
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