Assignment of Local Conformation in Medium-Ring Unsaturated Lactones Derived From Labda-8(17),14-dien-13-Ol (Manool)
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The unsaturated lactone (2) derived from manool (1) has a particularly rigid 10-membered ring which gives rise to high asymmetric induction in epoxidation with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid. The corresponding 11-membered lactone (14) shows greater flexibility. The conformations of lactone (2) and epoxy lactones (12) and (13) have been determined by X-ray diffraction studies.