Conformational studies. Part 3. Synthesis of some alicyclic dienes
Abstract
(+)-trans-1,2,3,4,4a,8a-Hexahydro-4a-methylnaphthalene, cholesta-1,3-diene, and cholesta-1,3,7-triene have been synthesised by standard methods. These chiral, cisoid, homoannular dienes exhibit o.r.d. curves of sign in agreement with the predictions of the Chiral Diene Rule.