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STEREOSELECTIVITIES OF THERMAL AND LEWIS ACID CATALYZED INTRAMOLECULAR DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS OF INTERNALLY ACTIVATED DIENOPHILES TO FORM 5-11 MEMBERED RINGS
Smith, Douglas A.,Sakan, Kunio,Houk, K.N.
, p. 4877 - 4880 (1986)
The thermal and Lewis acid catalyzed intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of 1 (n = 5-11) have been studied.The catalyzed reactions effeciently form 7-11 membered rings and produce mainly cis adducts.Lewis acids prevent the five-membered ring forming reaction.
