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General approach to the synthesis of polyquinanes. Preparation of trans, Trans-4,8-diacetoxy-tetracyclo[9.3.0.0.1.5.07,11]Tetradeca-6-one via the aldol approach.

✍ Scribed by M Venkatachalam; S Wehrli; G Kubiak; J.M Cook; U Weiss


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1986
Tongue
French
Weight
280 KB
Volume
27
Category
Article
ISSN
0040-4039

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✦ Synopsis


The synthesis of polyquinane 2 is described. The key steps were the Wolff-Kishner reduction of & to provide m, and the acetic, sulfuric acid-mediated aldol cyclization to convert the bisacetal 11 into the target 2. Olefin isomerization during the Wolff-Kishner reduction was overcome by addition of Ag2C03.