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Carbolithiation for the Generation of Cyclooctadienyl Anions and Tandem Electrocyclization/Alkylation to Functionalized cis-Bicyclo[3.3.0]octenes
Williams, David R.,Reeves, Jonathan T.
, p. 3434 - 3435 (2004)
A powerful cascade reaction process for the construction of functionalized cis-bicyclo[3.3.0]octenes has been developed. Carbolithiation of 3-methylene-1,4-cyclooctadiene with 1°, 2°, or 3° alkyllithium reagents leads to cyclooctadienyl anions, which unde