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Stereoselective preparation of 1-chloro-(E, E)-1, 3-dienes. Application to the synthesis of methyl eleostearate.

V Ratovelomanana, G Linstrumelle

Index: Ratovelomanana, Victorin; Linstrumelle, Gerard Tetrahedron Letters, 1984 , vol. 25, # 52 p. 6001 - 6004

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Abstract

Abstract The nickel (or palladium) catalyzd reaction of alkenylalanes with (E)-di- chloroethylene affords 1-chloro-(E, E)-1, 3-dienes under mild conditions. The syntheses of methyl α-eleostearate which is reported to be a feeding deterrent for the boll weevil on cotton, and one of its isomers, methyl punicate, are described.