PHOTOCYCLOADDITION, METHYLATION, AND CATALYTIC REDUCTION OF CHIRAL SPIROCYCLIC 1, 3-DIOXIN-4-ONES : DIFFERENT STEREOFACIAL SELECTIVITY AND ITS EXPLANATION
We describe several reactions of chiral spirocyclic 1, 3-dioxinones, all of which proceed in high stereofacial selectivity. A possible reason for the different selectivities in these reactions is proposed.