Asymmetric synthesis of (R)-sulcatol

The insect pheromone (R)-sulcatol, 2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-ene, is synthesized via a stereoselective conjugate addition of (R)-lithium N,α-dimethylbenzylamide to tert-butyl (E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate, Grignard addition, and stereospecific Meisenheimer rearrangement. Hydrogenation of the olefin, dehydr...

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Main Authors: Davies, S, Smyth, G
Format: Journal article
Sprog:English
Udgivet: 1996