Abstract
A difluorodienophile, synthesised using a Stille coupling reaction underwent tin(IV)-catalysed cycloaddition with three furans to afford oxa[2.2.1]bicycloheptenes in good yield. Reduction of ester and carbamate carbonyl groups and diol protection as the acetonide set the stage for palladium-catalysed hydrostannylation in two cases. Treatment of the stannanes with methyllithium triggered ring-opening to afford highly-functionalised difluorinated cyclohexenols which could be deprotected to afford (hydroxymethyl)conduritol analogues.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 455-465 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |