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SUBMITTER: Spencer WT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3032600 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Organic letters 20101214 3
A mild method for the diastereoselective formation of C(4), C(5)-disubstituted cyclopentenones has been developed, involving formation of a pentadienyl cation via diastereoselective oxidation of a vinyl alkoxyallene. Conrotatory electrocyclization provides the cyclopentenone product. The broad scope, mild conditions, and uncommon substitution pattern accessible through this transformation make it a useful addition to the existing repertoire of cyclopentenone synthetic methods. ...[more]