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SUBMITTER: Poplata S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5849358 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20180222 9
The intermolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition of typical cyclic α,β-unsaturated enones, such as 2-cyclohexenone, with olefins was performed in moderate to good yields (42-82%) and with high enantioselectivity (82%-96% ee). An unusual substitution pattern at the chiral oxazaborolidine-AlBr<sub>3</sub> Lewis acid complex that promotes the reaction was found to be crucial for the success of the reaction. The method was applied to the enantioselective synthesis of the monoterpene (-)-grandisol, which ...[more]