Highly regioselective 8-endo-aryl radical cyclisation: a new synthetic route to decahydrodibenzo-[a,d]- and -[a,e]-cyclooctenols
Abstract
A highly regioselective 8-endo-trig-aryl radical cyclisation of the vinylcyclohexanols 2a-c and allylcyclohexanols 6a-c with tri-n-butyltin hydride provides decahydrodibenzo-[a,e]- and -[a,d]-cyclooctenols 3a-c and 7a-c respectively, in moderate to good yields.