Synlett 2001; 2001(10): 1611-1613
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17442
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Intramolecular Ene Reactions for Methylenecyclohexanol Synthesis

Chi-Ming Cheung* , Donald Craig, Richard S. Todd
  • *Centre for Chemical Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London SW7 2AY, UK; Fax + 44(20)75 94 58 68; E-mail: d.craig@ic.ac.uk
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Publication Date:
27 September 2001 (online)

Thermally-induced or Lewis acid-mediated intramolecular ene reactions of diastereomeric δ,-unsaturated ketones give methylenecyclohexanols in high yield and with excellent diastereoselectivity.

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