R. Hayes, T. Wallace
1990
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract Methyl 5S -(benzoyloxy)-6-oxohexanoate 2 , an intermediate in synthetic routes to the lipoxygenase-derived arachidonic acid metabolite leukotriene B 4 , is available in three steps from 2-cyclohexen-1-one, using Schreiber's unsymmetrical ozonolysis protocol.