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Toward a total synthesis of brassinosteroids; structure assessment of the Ireland-Claisen products of geranyl and neryl esters
Temmem,Uguen,De Cian,Gruber
, p. 3169 - 3173 (2002)
As estimated by 1H NMR analysis, thermal isomerisation of the kinetic silylenolate derived from the ester (Z)-8a proceeds with acceptable diastereo and facial selectivity, thence affording an acid having the required absolute configuration for further elaboration to brassinosteroids.
