A NEW ROUTE TO (+)-2,3-(ISOPRPOPYLIDENEDIOXY)-4-CYCLOPENTENONE VIA THE OPTICALLY ACTIVE DICYCLOPENTADIENE INTERMEDIATE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1989.359

Chiral synthesis of the dicyclopentadiene derivative and its stereoselective conversion into (+)-2,3-(isoprpylidenedioxy)-4-cyclopentenone, a versatile building block for the synthesis of cyclopentanoid natural products, have been described.