Highly stereoselective hydroxy-directed Diels-Alder reaction.
The successful stereocontrol of the Diels-Alder reaction of semicyclic dienes possessing a secondary and tertiary allylic magnesium alkoxide alcohol functionality and activated dienophiles such as methyl acrylate, methacrolein, acrolein, and N-phenylmaleimide is described.
Barriault
Louis
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Department of Chemistry, 10 Marie Curie, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, K1N 6N5. lbarriau@science.uottawa.ca
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