Asymmetric Synthesis of (7aS)-7a-Methyl-4,5,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-indene-2,6-dione and Useful Derivatives Thereof.docVIP

Molecules 2006, 11, 707-713 molecules ISSN 1420-3049 Full Paper Asymmetric Synthesis of (7aS)-7a-Methyl-4,5,7,7a-tetrahydro- 1H-indene-2,6-dione and Useful Derivatives Thereof Samu?l Demin, Dirk Van Haver and Pierre J. De Clercq* Ghent University, Department of Organic Chemistry, Laboratory for Organic Synthesis, Krijgslaan 281 (S4), B-9000 Gent, Belgium * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: E-mail: pierre.declercq@UGent.be Received: 7 September 2006; in revised form: 14 September 2006 / Accepted: 14 September 2006 / Published: 18 September 2006 Abstract: The enantio