D. Hodgson, J. Witherington, B. Moloney
Mar 1, 1994
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Tetrahedron-asymmetry
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Abstract The synthesis of the enantiomeric cis-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-ene-1-ols 2 and 3 (R = H) via a highly enantioselective rearrangement of cis-6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-3-methanol 4 (R = H) using the dilithium salts of(+)- or (−)-norephedrine is described.