A new approach to cyclohexenes and related structures

N. Cholleton (1) , Isabelle Gauthier-Gillaizeau (2) , Yvan Six (1) , Samir Z. Zard (1, 2)

1 ICSN - Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles
2 DCSO - Laboratoire de synthèse organique

Intermolecular radical addition of a xanthyl phosphonoacetate to a ?,d-enone gives rise to an adduct suitable for a base induced Horner-Emmons ring closure to a cyclohexene derivative, optionally after the reductive removal of the xanthate group.

N. Cholleton, Isabelle Gauthier-Gillaizeau, Yvan Six, Samir Z. Zard. A new approach to cyclohexenes and related structures. Chemical Communications, 2000, 7, pp.535-536. ⟨10.1039/B001119N⟩. ⟨hal-00954889⟩