The reaction of allylic acetates with zinc in the presence of a catalytic amount of hexacarbonylmolybdenum(0) led to reductive coupling for the formation of a 1,5-diene framework. Reductive coupling of nerolidyl acetate provided squalene and its isomers in high yield.
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