2- AND 8-FUNCTIONALIZED 1,4,7,10-TETRAOXASPIROUNDECANES. I. SYNTHESIS OF (+/-)E,E AND (+/-)-Z,E STRUCTURES.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86341-9

The synthesis of (+/-)-E,E and (+/-)-Z,E 2,8-dihydroxymethyl-1,4,7,10-tetraoxaspiro<5.5>undecane is described.The selective modification of one sidechain is examined for the (+/-)-E,E isomer, and a tetraoxygenated analogue of a commonly encountered insect pheromone is prepared.