The origin of the stereochemistry of the conjugate addition of a dimeric lithium cuprate (Me2CuLi)2 to 2-cyclohexenone has been revealed by theoretical calculations, which were compared with experimentally observed intermediates and transition states (such as the one shown here) of the rate- and stereochemistry-determining step of the reaction.
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Mori et al. (1999) studied this question.