Carbocationic cyclisations and rearrangements in the damascone series

Heilmann, Werner; Rahman, Azizur; Bäuml, Englbert and Mayr, Herbert (1988): Carbocationic cyclisations and rearrangements in the damascone series. In: Tetrahedron, Vol. 44, No. 19: pp. 6047-6054

Abstract

A regio- and stereoselective synthesis of the tertiary chloride 7 is described, involving the Lewis acid catalysed addition of the allyl chloride 6 to isobutene as a key step. Acid catalysed cyclisation of 7 yields the damasconoid compounds 12–15.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Chemistry and Pharmacy
• Subjects: 500 Science > 540 Chemistry