31767-37-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Synthesis of corey lactone via highly stereoselective asymmetric diels-alder reaction
Miyaji, Katsuaki,Ohara, Yoshio,Takahashi, Yasuhiro,Tsuruda, Toshihiko,Arai, Kazutaka
, p. 4557 - 4560 (2007/10/02)
We have succeeded in a highly stereoselective asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction between a chiral acrylate 3a derived from commercially available D-pantolactone 2 and 5-benzyloxymethyl-cyclopentadiene 4 to give the adduct 5a in 94% d.e. and 79% yield for the synthesis of Corey lactone 1.
Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of a key intermediate for the synthesis of prostanoids
Corey,Imai,Pikul
, p. 7517 - 7520 (2007/10/02)
A route has been demonstrated for the enantioselective synthesis of prostanoids from achiral starting materials by the use of chiral catalysts of the molecular robot class.
