A convenient strategy for the synthesis of β,γ-unsaturated aldehydes and acids. A construction of skipped dienes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01498-7

A novel strategy is described for the synthesis of β,γ-unsaturated aldehydes which are the useful-synthons for the synthesis of arachidonic acid and other eicosanoid products. These β,γ-unsaturated aldehydes have been used in the total synthesis of arachidonic acid.