4.   

Co2(CO)8-Assisted   

synthesis   

of   

propargylic   

unsymmetrical   

ethers   

by   

reaction   

of   

alcohols   

with

propargylic alcohols

Díaz, D. D.; Martín, V. S.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 9993−9996

DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)01756-1

3.   

Enantioselective   

synthesis   

of   

alkyl-branched   

alkanes.   

Synthesis   

of   

the   

stereoisomers   

of   

7,11-

dimethylheptadecane and 7-methylheptadecane, components of the pheromone of Lambdina species

Díaz, D. D.; Martín, V. S.

J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 7896−7901

DOI: 10.1021/jo0055436

2.  

Enantiocontrolled  

synthesis  

of  

trialkyl-substituted  

stereogenic  

carbons.  

A  

general  

route  

to  

cis-3,5-

dialkyl γ-lactone

Díaz, D.; Martín, V. S.

Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 335−337

DOI: 10.1021/ol991287b

1.   

Intramolecular   

propargylic   

reduction   

in   

γ-benzyl   

protected   

Co2(CO)6-α-γ-acetylenic   

diols   

under

Nicholas reaction conditions

Díaz, D. D.; Martín, V. S.

Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 743−746

DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(99)02122-X