Transformations of readily accessible 2,3-dichloro-4,4-ethylenedioxy-2-cyclopentenone resulted in formation of previously unknown 2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxy-4-[(Z)-2-octenyl] which is a universal block synthon for analogs of marine prostanoids.
Transformations of readily accessible 2,3-dichloro-4,4-ethylenedioxy-2-cyclopentenone resulted in formation of previously unknown 2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxy-4-[(Z)-2-octenyl] which is a universal block synthon for analogs of marine prostanoids.