A new route to spiro-ketals using the Ho
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Steven V. Ley; Barry Lygo
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Article
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1984
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Sumary: Two insect pheromones along with other Spiro-ketals have been synthesised by a new route which involves Horner-Wittig coupling of Zdiphenylphosphinoxy cyclic ethers with aldehydes and lactols followed by acid catalysed cyclisation. Owing to the increased interest in the formation of Spiro-ke