134469-09-3Relevant articles and documents
SYNTHESIS OF ALL OF THE FOUR ENERGETICALLY POSSIBLE STEREOISOMERS OF 7-ETHYL-2-METHYL-1,6-DIOXASPIRODECANE; A PHEROMONE PRODUCED BY BEES PARAVESPURA VULGARIS L. AND ANDRENA HAEMORRHOA F.
Mori, Kenji,Ikunaka, Masaya
, p. 3471 - 3480 (1984)
All of the four energetically possible stereoisomers of 7-ethyl-2-methyl-1,6-dioxaspirodecane were synthesized starting from ethyl (S)-lactate and dimethyl (S)-malate or methyl (R)-β-hydroxy-valerate employing dianion alkylation as the key-step.