“…In the reaction with acetone, the organolithium showed distinctly different behavior toward the trapping agent, depending on the solvent used ( Table 2). Whereas the reactions in THF and NMM afforded syn-S E Ј-type product 9 [9] exclusively, in other solvents, particularly diethyl ether, compound (S)-6 protonated with retention of configuration, and was obtained in marked preference to (R)-6. Acetone was indicated as the proton source because no benzylated products were detected upon the addition of BnBr after treatment with acetone.…”