Diastereomeric amides produced via the decomposition of easily available (±)-7,7-dichlorobicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-one by treatment with (+)- or (−)-
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-methylbenzylamines were transformed into bicyclic lactam-
aminals, which can easily be separated using the column chromatography on SiO
2. The latter products lead to enantiomeric 3-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]oct-6-en-2-ones after the removal of the
chiral auxiliary.