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An unprecedented e
nantioselective deproto
nation/conjugate elimi
nation sequence, which transforms an allylic
meso-dioxepane into a chiraldiene, is described. The best desymmetrization conditions (ee up to 70%) involve
s-BuLi and sparteine at -78
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C in THF.