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(s, 6H) ppm. For E/Z-mixture 3a/16a (ratio8:2): 1H NMR
(500 MHz, CD2Cl2) d 6.22 (AB, J ¼ 11:3 Hz, 1H of E-
isomer), 6.20 (AB, J ¼ 11:3 Hz, 1H of Z-isomer), 6.10
(AB, J ¼ 11:3 Hz, 1H of Z-isomer), 5.95 (AB,
J ¼ 11:3 Hz, 1H of E-isomer), 4.03 (br s, 2H), 3.68 (t,
J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 3.54 (s, 1H), 3.30 (tt, J ¼ 8:3, 4.1 Hz,
1H), 2.60 (dd, J ¼ 13:3, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 2.45 (dd, J ¼ 13:3,
3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.29–2.21 (m, 2H), 2.17–2.12 (m, 2H), 1.96 (s,
2H), 1.87–1.70 (m, 4H), 1.71 (t, J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 1.61 (br s,
2H), 1.55–1.40 (m, 8H), 1.19 (s, 6H), 1.15–1.10 (m,
2H) ppm. For 3b: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d 6.24
(AB, J ¼ 11:3 Hz, 1H), 5.94 (AB, J ¼ 11:3 Hz, 1H), 4.12–
4.07 (m, 2H), 3.79 (br s, 1H), 3.72 (t, J ¼ 5:7 Hz, 2H), 3.27
(tt, J ¼ 8:9, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 2.63 (dd, J ¼ 13:4, 3.6 Hz, 1H),
2.49 (dd, J ¼ 13:2, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.32–2.16 (m, 4H), 2.06
(AB, J ¼ 13:3 Hz, 1H), 2.02 (AB, J ¼ 13:3 Hz, 1H), 1.92–
1.82 (m, 2H), 1.76 (t, J ¼ 5:7 Hz, 2H), 1.75–1.72 (m, 10H),
1.58–1.42 (m, 2H), 1.25 (s, 6H), 1.11–1.07 (m, 2H) ppm.
For 16b: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CD2Cl2) d 6.23 (AB,
J ¼ 11:2 Hz, 1H), 6.11 (AB, J ¼ 11:2 Hz, 1H), 4.05–4.01
(m, 2H), 3.70 (t, J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 3.60 (br s, 1H), 3.26 (tt,
J ¼ 9:1, 4.1 Hz, 1H), 2.59 (dd, J ¼ 13:3, 3.8 Hz, 1H), 2.46
(dd, J ¼ 13:1, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.26 (dd, J ¼ 13:3, 7.4 Hz, 1H),
2.23 (AB, J ¼ 13:2 Hz, 1H), 2.18 (AB, J ¼ 13:2 Hz, 1H),
2.16 (dd, J ¼ 13:2, 7.1 Hz, 1H), 2.14–2.11 (m, 2H), 1.86–
1.73 (m, 4H), 1.73 (t, J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 1.58–1.54 (m, 5H),
1.50–1.42 (m, 3H), 1.40–1.38 (m, 2H), 1.21 (s, 6H), 1.16–
1.09 (m, 2H) ppm. For 4a: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d
6.31 (AB, J ¼ 11:2 Hz, 1H), 6.05 (AB, J ¼ 11:2 Hz, 1H),
5.32 (s, 1H), 4.98 (s, 1H), 4.43 (br s, 1H), 4.23–4.19 (br m,
1H), 3.80 (br s, 1H), 3.69 (t, J ¼ 5:7 Hz, 2H), 3.29 (tt,
J ¼ 7:9, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 2.60 (dd, J ¼ 13:1, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.31–
2.22 (m, 3H), 1.96 (t, J ¼ 5:6 Hz, 2H), 1.91 (s, 2H), 1.74 (t,
J ¼ 5:7 Hz, 2H), 1.71–1.69 (m, 2H), 1.59 (br s, 2H), 1.54–
1.43 (m, 8H), 1.24 (s, 6H), 1.13–1.08 (m, 2H) ppm. For
17a: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d 6.27 (AB, J ¼ 11:3 Hz,
1H), 6.19 (AB, J ¼ 11:3 Hz, 1H), 5.32 (s, 1H), 5.00 (s, 1H),
4.42 (br s, 1H), 4.21 (br m, 1H), 3.77 (br s, 1H), 3.70 (t,
J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 3.31 (tt, J ¼ 8:6, 3.6 Hz, 1H), 2.59 (dd,
J ¼ 13:1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 2.28 (dd, J ¼ 13:0, 7.4 Hz, 1H), 2.09
(s, 2H), 2.08 (t, J ¼ 6:2 Hz, 2H), 1.98–1.94 (m, 2H), 1.75 (t,
J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 1.76–1.74 (m, 2H), 1.59–1.43 (m, 10H),
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14. The vitamin–previtamin equilibrium 4a–18a (Scheme 2)
was investigated (CDCl3, rt). Starting from the vitamin as
well as the previtamin the same equilibrium composition
was reached and was found to be in favour of previtamin
18a (25:75), but the equilibration was very slow (about
90 days starting from 4a).
15. Spectral data, for rac-9: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d
5.64 (dt, J ¼ 10:1, 3.7 Hz, 1H), 5.42 (br d, J ¼ 10:1 Hz,
1H), 2.32–2.26 (m, 2H), 2.21 (AB, J ¼ 13:9 Hz, 2H), 1.95–
1.82 (m, 4H), 1.72 (m, 1H), 1.63–1.52 (m, 3H), 1.51–1.40
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(m, 2H) ppm. For rac-10: H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d
7.05 (d, J ¼ 10:3 Hz, 1H), 5.86 (d, J ¼ 10:3 Hz, 1H), 3.95–
3.87 (m, 4H), 2.42 (t, J ¼ 6:8 Hz, 2H), 2.01 (dt, J ¼ 13:4,
6.6 Hz, 1H), 1.89 (dt, J ¼ 13:5, 6.9 Hz, 1H), 1.77–1.57 (m,
7H), 1.44 (m, 1H) ppm. For 11a: 1H NMR (500 MHz,
CDCl3) d 3.88 (s, 4H), 3.59 (m, 1H), 1.72–1.67 (m, 5H),
1.56–1.55 (m, 4H), 1.43–1.37 (m, 6H), 1.19 (m, 2H) ppm.
For 11b: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d 3.95–3.89 (m,
4H), 3.63 (m, 1H), 1.80–1.73 (m, 4H), 1.63–1.56 (m, 6H),
1.47–1.40 (m, 3H), 1.26 (m, 2H), 1.14 (m, 2H) ppm. For
13a: 1H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d 3.69 (t, J ¼ 5:8 Hz,
2H), 3.62 (s, 1H), 3.33 (tt, J ¼ 7:9, 3.9 Hz, 1H), 2.29 (t,
J ¼ 6:8 Hz, 2H), 2.17 (s, 2H), 1.84 (m, 2H), 1.75 (t,
J ¼ 5:6 Hz, 2H), 1.74 (m, 2H), 1.68 (dd, J ¼ 6:1, 6.1 Hz,
2H), 1.58 (s, 1H), 1.58–1.49 (m, 4H), 1.24 (s, 6H), 1.22 (m,
1
1.24 (s, 6H), 1.15–1.11 (m, 2H) ppm. For 18a: H NMR
(500 MHz, CDCl3) d 5.87 (AB, J ¼ 12:4 Hz, 1H), 5.70
(AB, J ¼ 12:4 Hz, 1H), 5.64 (br s, 1H), 4.19 (br s, 1H),
4.14–4.09 (m, 1H), 3.79 (br s, 1H), 3.70 (t, J ¼ 5:7 Hz, 2H),
3.32 (tt, J ¼ 8:0, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 2.44 (dd, J ¼ 16:7, 4.7 Hz,
1H), 2.08–2.03 (m, 3H), 1.86 (AB, J ¼ 16:9 Hz, 1H), 1.82
(AB, J ¼ 16:9 Hz, 1H), 1.72 (s, 3H), 1.76–1.41 (m, 14H),
1.24 (s, 6H), 1.14–0.90 (m, 2H) ppm.
1
2H) ppm. For 13b: H NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3) d 3.68 (t,
J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 3.30 (tt, J ¼ 8:2, 4.0 Hz, 1H), 3.60 (s,
1H), 2.29 (t, J ¼ 6:8 Hz, 2H), 2.26 (s, 2H), 1.86 (m, 2H),
1.76 (m, 2H), 1.75 (t, J ¼ 5:8 Hz, 2H), 1.61 (dd, J ¼ 6:1,
6.1 Hz, 2H), 1.55 (m, 2H), 1.49 (m, 2H), 1.24 (m, 2H), 1.23