title: Synthesis of oxa-bridged derivatives from Diels-Alder bis-adducts of butadiene and 1,2,3,4-tetrahalo-5,5-dimethoxycyclopentadiene.
abstract: Bis-adducts of 1,2,3,4-tetrahalo-5,5-dimethoxycyclopentadiene and 1,3-butadiene, generated in situ from 3-sulfolene, have been synthesized in excellent yield. Ruthenium catalyzed oxidation of the bis-adducts followed by a one-pot transformation of the resulting alpha-diketone furnished oxa-bridged compounds. Unambiguous stereochemical assignments of both diastereomeric series are reported.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur-208 016, India. faiz@iitk.ac.in
authors: Faiz Ahmed
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