Synthesis 1996; 1996(3): 357-360
DOI: 10.1055/s-1996-4217
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A Simple Route to Enantiopure Fluorocyclohexenones

Hilmar Weinmann, Ekkehard Winterfeldt*
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1B, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

The 4-fluoro substituted cyclohexadienone 10 was shown to undergo a very efficient differentiation of enantiotopic double bonds in a Diels-Alder cycloaddition process. Epoxidation followed by thermal retro reaction generated the enantiopure fluorocyclohexenone 13.

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