Stereoselective synthesis of (E)-α-hydroxy-1, 3-dienes via the reaction of 2, 5-dihydrothiophene S, S-dioxides with carbonyl compounds

…, H Suzuki, H Naito, T Nomoto, H Takayama

Index: Yamada, Sachiko; Suzuki, Hiromasa; Naito, Hiroyuki; Nomoto, Takashi; Takayama, Hiroaki Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1987 , # 5 p. 332 - 333

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Abstract

A stereoselective synthesis of (E)-α-hydroxy-1, 3-dienes, by thermal extrusion from adducts of 2, 5-dihydrothiophene S, S-dioxide (1) with aldehydes and ketones, is presented and its extension to the synthesis of the dienone,(E)-tagetone, and of a 1, 3, 5-triene system, is illustrated.