An iodine catalyzed metal free domino process for the stereoselective synthesis of oxygen bridged bicyclic ethers
2015 ◽
Vol 13
(24)
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pp. 6737-6741
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A domino cyclization of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)cyclohex-3-enol with aldehydes using 10 mol% molecular iodine is reported to produce oxygen bridged bicyclic ethers in good yields with high selectivity.