Regio- and stereocontrolled synthesis of hydroxycyclohexenyl sulfones from oxanorbornenes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88836-X

Organolithium reagents and lithium aluminum hydride undergo conjugate additions to oxanorbornenic vinyl sulfones 9-12 with concomitant cleavage of the oxygen bridge, to generate highly functionalized cyclohexenyl phenyl sulfones 13-16 in high yields and i