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Aldehyde Enol Esters as Novel Chain Terminators in Cationic Olefin Cyclizations
Author(s) -
Simmons Dana P.,
Reichlin Daniel,
Skuy David
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.19880710509
Subject(s) - chemistry , enol , bicyclic molecule , aldehyde , olefin fiber , cationic polymerization , ring (chemistry) , organic chemistry , lewis acids and bases , stereochemistry , catalysis
Citronella (1) has been transformed into enol acetates 2 which have been cyclized with various Lewis and Brönsted acids to dihydrocyclocitral (4). Application of this methodology to the synthesis of mono‐ and bicyclic ring systems has been examined.