Prado, GustavoVeiga, Alberte X.Fernández-Nieto, FernandoPaleo Pillado, María RitaSardina López, Francisco Javier2018-07-092018-07-092015Prado, G., Veiga, A., Fernández-Nieto, F., Paleo, M., & Sardina, F. (2015). A Two-Step, Stereoselective Synthesis of Nine- and Ten-Membered Carbocycles from Phthalates. Org. Lett., 17(9), 2054-2057. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b005521523-7060http://hdl.handle.net/10347/16987A two-step, stereoselective procedure for the synthesis of nine- and ten-membered carbocycles from readily available phthalates is described. A variety of dialkyl phthalates have been transformed into [6,n]-fused bicyclo systems (n = 5, 6, 7) by a dearomatization/cyclization process and then converted into cyclonona- and cyclodecadienes through a bond cleavage reaction, whereby both processes are promoted by alkaline metals in THFeng© 2015 American Chemical Societyjournal article10.1021/acs.orglett.5b005521523-7052open access