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Aluminum-promoted ring contraction in the cedrane series

Authors :
Pierre Brun
Alphonse Tenaglia
René Faure
Source :
Tetrahedron Letters. 31:4457-4458
Publication Year :
1990
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1990.

Abstract

DIBAL-H reduction of cedren-8 (15)-en-9α-ol 3 in refluxing xylene affords an unusual saturated sesquiterpene skeleton 4 resulting from the ring contraction of the α-methylene cyclohexanol moiety into an ethyl cyclopentane ring.

Details

ISSN :
00404039
Volume :
31
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Tetrahedron Letters
Accession number :
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