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The conjugate addition of organocuprates to certain esters2, methylene lactones3, and enol lactones4 has been demonstrated. We report herein that cyclobutenyl esters readily undergo conjugate addition with these reagents, and that this reaction has been used to synthesize the boll weevil pheromone (±)-grandisol (18).5
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