“…‡ 8a: mp 85-87 °C (hexane-diethyl ether). 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ) d: 1.10-2.04 (4m, 10H, 4CH 2 in ring, CH 2 in chain), 2.37 (m, 2H, CH 2 CH=), 2.42 (s, 3H, MePh), 2.83 (dd, 1H, CHSO 2 , 1 J 10.0 Hz, 2 J 14.4 Hz), 3.11 (s, 3H, MeO), 3.31 (s, 3H, MeO), 3.59 (dd, 1H, CHOMe, 1 J 5.1 Hz, 2 J 11.2 Hz), 5.16 (m, 2H, CH 2 =), 5.86 (m, 1H, CH=), 7.30 and 7.80 (2d, 4H arom , J 8.0 Hz). 13 suggest that the conformational rigidity of the bicyclic TPI-like intermediate derived from methoxycycloalkenes is the main factor that controls the steric outcome of the entire coupling.…”