Diastereo- and Enantioselective Routes to Some 2,8-Dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiroundecanols. Absolute Stereochemistry of (E,E,E)-2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiroundecan-3-ol and of ((E,E)-8-methyl-1,7-dioxaspiroundecan-2-yl)methanol Present in Bactroce

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00038a027

Routes to the four regioisomeric 2,8-dimethyl-1,7-dioxaspiro<5.5>undecanols have been developed, and in the racemic series, mercury(II)-mediated reactions of appropriate dienone, hydroxy enone, dienedione, and hydroxy dienone systems have been exploited.M