Enol esters oxidative cleavage preparation

Homoallyl bromide 314, prepared from readily available non-racemic ester 313, was converted to the Grignard reagent, which reacted with non-racemic epoxide, derived from D-maUc acid, to afford the alcohol 305. Ozonolysis of the alkene gave a ketone, which was converted into enol tri-flate 316. Ni-catalyzed cross coupling with trimethylsilylmethyl magnesium chloride afforded the allyl silane, which was converted into the allyl stan-nane 317. The asymmetric allylation of 313 with 317 provided 304 with a ration of 8.5 1. Methyl etherification and oxidative cleavage of exo-methylene... 

This disconnection suggests that 147 is prepared by enolate alkylation of cyclopentanone (Section 22.9). If a Dieckmann condensation is planned, the precursor to cyclopentanone is 148, which in turn is derived from diester 149. Another ester may be chosen at this point (methyl, etc.). Diester 149 is derived from the dicarboxylic acid, which is prepared by oxidative cleavage (ozonolysis) of cyclohexene. Bromocyclohexane 146 is now the clear precursor to cyclohexene by an E2 reaction (Chapter 12, Section 12.1). 

Cyclic enol-acetates and a-acetoxy-ketones are converted into keto-esters by electro-oxidative ring-cleavage. Keto-esters are prepared (in good yield) by the reduction of acyl ylides (107) with aluminium amalgam (Scheme 60). ... 

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