2002 alcohols

alcohols (acyclic compounds)P 0110

09 - 085Stereoselective Synthesis of Polyketide Fragments Using a NovelIntramolecular Claisen-Like Condensation/Reduction Sequence. —Conversion of the acetate (III) to an acetate enolate results in intramolec-ular Claisen-type cleavage yielding δ-lactone (IV) which is easily elaboratedto polyketide fragment (VI). — (HINTERDING, KLAUS; SINGHANAT,SURADECH; OBERER, LUKAS; Tetrahedron Lett. 42 (2001) 48, 8463-8465;Transplant. Res., Novartis Pharma AG, CH-4002 Basel, Switz.; EN)

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