Stereoselective oxy-homo-Michael reaction with excellent dr and ee.
Backside attack of nucleophiles and cyclopropane cleavage occurred at the same time.
Highly stereoselective protonation of the enolate gave trans-γ-butyrolactone.
Trimethoxyphenyl group enhanced the epimerization process of products.
Increasing the alcohols to two equivalents improved the diastereoselectivity.