Chiral bicycles: Enantioenriched bicyclo[5.3.0]decatrienes were prepared from readily available chiral 3-acyloxy-1,4-enynes (ACEs) for the first time. In most cases, the chirality of the ACEs could be transferred to the bicyclic products with high efficiency. Inversion of the configuration was observed, thus confirming the predictions of previous computational studies.
Keywords: catalysis; enynes; polycyclic compounds; rhodium; stereospecific reactions.
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