Stereospecific metalation of (Z)- and (E)-1,4-decadiene with BuLi or BuLi-Me3COK followed by dimethoxyborylation and oxidn. gave (Z,E)-, (E,Z)-, and (E,E)-isomers of 2,4-decadien-1-ol (I), and the 4th isomer, (Z,Z)-I, was prepd. by hydrogenation of 2,4-dec ...
1980