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EPIMERIZATION OF BICYCLIC VINYL TERTIARY-ALCOHOLS VIA SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENT
Brown, William L.,Fallis, Alex G.
, p. 607 - 610 (2007/10/02)
General methods for inverting the stereochemistry of vinyl tertiary-alcohols such as 2 and 5 into 3 and 8 respectively are described.The procedures employ a sulfoxide rearrangement and will facilitate the extended use of the oxy-Cope rearrangement to a variety of related ring systems.
