Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral Spiroacetals Monitored by Chiral Sulfoxides: Application to (2S,6R)-2-Methyl-1,7-dioxaspiro[5,6]dodecane, an Insect Volatile
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synlett
- Vol. 1992 (02) , 167-168
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1992-21305
Abstract
The title spiroacetal was prepared from (+)-(5S)-methyl 5-hydroxyhexanoate, which is readily obtained by reduction of an optically active ß-ketosulfoxide derived from glutaric anhydride.Keywords
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