Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) Fooling Mother Nature: When the bicyclo[4.2.0]octanes A are bridged as in precursors B (Z = CO), the otherwise impossible [2+2] photocycloaddition reaction of 1,7-dienes is possible with substrates such as C. A subsequent Baeyer-Villiger oxidation serves to desymmetrize substrates B and establishes a general approach to enantiomerically pure products A.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5541-5543 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 33 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 18 Aug 2006 |
Keywords
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Cycloaddition
- Enantioselectivity
- Lactones
- Oxidation