On the regioselectivity of the Baeyer-Villiger reaction of 2,6-dialkyl cyclohexanones: Application to the synthesis of sordidin, a male pheromone emitted by Cosmopolites sordidus

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0968-0896(96)00019-3

The diastereoselective synthesis of (1S*,3R*,5R*,7S*)-2,8-dioxa-1-ethyl-3,5,7-trimethylbicyclo[3.2.1]o ctane (1d) has been achieved using as the key step the regioselective Baeyer-Villiger reaction of 2,6-disubstituted cyclohexanone.