Leading Question

What is the reason for the stereoselectivity in the final product?

The diastereoselectivity at the acetal carbon center of product 14 can be explained primarily by steric hindrance. The OEt group is going up and

away from the rest of the ring and the bulk of the molecule, avoiding interactions with the methyl groups of the cyclohexane structures.

 

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