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A tin-free radical tandem reaction leads to optically active α-methylenelactones (e.g. 1). The initial radical-mediated hydrogen-atom abstraction from a chiral acetal is highly stereoselective (see scheme). The stereochemical outcome of such reactions is governed by rules similar to those developed for related cyclization processes.
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Renaud et al. (2003) studied this question.
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