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Regiospecific and Stereoselective Ene Reaction of the A-Ring Methylcyclohexene Moiety of Polycyclic Terpenoid Systems with Dimethyl Acetylenedicarboxylate
Polycyclic terpenoid compounds with a methylcyclohexene moiety at the A-ring, such as 1 and 7, give a regio- and stereoselective ene reaction when heated at low temperatures with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate. The structure and stereochemistry of the compound formed in the case of 1, e.g. 5, is determined by X-ray analysis.
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