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Two new C-C bonds as well as a remote stereocenter are formed in the title reaction. With remarkable efficiency, this new reaction provides, through remote 1,5-asymmetric induction, anti-1,5 diols that are useful synthons for polyol synthesis (see scheme; Hacac=acetylacetone).
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