D. A. Evans, Eileen A. Shaughnessy, D. Barnes
May 5, 1997
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract The Diels-Alder reaction of acryloyl oxazolidinone and 1-acetoxy-3-methylbutadiene is catalyzed by the cationic bis(oxazoline)Cu(II) complex 4 in high enantioselectivity. The cycloadduct is converted to ent - Δ 1 -tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in four steps.