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 | | The above dienes and enones were submitted in the Diels-Alder reaction by reacting in acetonitrile and in the presence of the catalyst trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate. |
 | | The use of the Diels-Alder reaction is illustrated in the preparation of (4a'RS,8'SR,8a'RS)-2-(2'-methyl-3',4',4a',5',6',7',8',8a'-octahydronaphthalen-8'-yl)-acetic acid from 1SR,2SR,4aSR,8RS,8aRS)-8-(1'-hydroxyethan-2'-yl)-2-methyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydro-1-naphthol. |
 | | Each of (2R,3E,5E)- and (2S,3E,5E)-2-methyl-3,5-heptadien-1-ol were prepared from the respective enantiomers of 3-bromo-2-methylpropan-1-ol via conversion into the corresponding phosphonium salts, and reaction with (E)-2-butenal (crotonaldehyde); the alcohols were obtained as an inseparable 4:1mixture of E and Z isomers. |
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