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Org Lett
; 3(21): 3241-4, 2001 Oct 18.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11594804
ABSTRACT
[reaction: see text]. The chiral auxiliary [(1R)-exo]-3-exo-(diphenylmethyl)borneol, synthesized from (1R)-(+)-camphor in three steps, was highly effective for the stereoselective hydrocoupling of its cinnamates by electroreduction. From the resulting hydrodimers, (3R,4R)-3,4-diaryladipic acid esters and (3R,4R)-3,4-diarylhexane-1,6-diols were synthesized in 87-95% ee.