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a, Ambient temperature dimerization of butenolide 3a produces a racemate of the exo adduct 7a; thermal dehydration requires additional heating. b, The acyclic methyl ester derivative of 3a, the ketoester 11, also dimerizes in a highly diastereoselective fashion at ambient temperature to produce the exo adduct 10a.
