Regiochemical Control of the Ring-Opening of 1,2-Epoxides by Means of Chelating Processes. 2. Synthesis and Reactions of the cis- and trans-Oxides of 4-cyclohexene, 3-Cyclohexenemethanol, and Methyl 3-Cyclohexenecarboxylate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00031a018

The synthesis of the diastereoisomeric epoxides cis-1b-d and trans-2b-d and the products of their ring-opening by various nucleophiles are described.The results of the ring-openings of the trans-epoxides 2b-d can be rationalized by combining stereoelectro