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Photolysis with hexamethylditin successfully formed the correct carbon-carbon bond, but products were isolated in low yield and in the wrong oxidation state. The slow addition of tributyltin hydride and AIBN afforded high yields of novel N-hydroxy N,O-acetal bicyclic compounds.","Finally, various $\\beta$-heteroatom-substituted nitroalkenes were synthesized and successfully underwent cycloaddition with butyl vinyl ether. These nitronic esters were hydrogenated with PtO$\\sb2$ to afford 3-substituted pyrrolidines.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:04:03Z (GMT). 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