Biomimetic polyene cyclizations. Asymmetric induction in the cyclization of a dienic acetal

WS Johnson, CA Harbert, BE Ratcliffe…

Index: Johnson,W.S. et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1976 , vol. 98, # 20 p. 6188 - 6193

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Abstract

Abstract: Cyclization of the optically active acetal 1, derived from the aldehyde 14 and (-)-2, 3- butanediol, was studied to determine if the reaction proceeds with asymmetric induction. The aldehyde 14 was synthesized from the trans-bromodiene 9 by the sequence: 9-10-. 11-13- ...