“…1 H NMR (500.1 MHz, C 6 D 6 ; data for two diastereomers (molar ratio, 1:1)): δ 0.37 (s, 3 H; SiCH 3 ), 0.38 (s, 3 H; SiCH 3 ), 0.98 (δ A ) and 1.60 (δ B ) (AB system, 2 J(A,B) = 14.5 Hz, 2 H; SiCH A H B C), 1.17 (δ A ) and 1.40 (δ B ) (AB system, 2 J(A,B) = 14.6 Hz, 2 H; SiCH A H B C), 1.45 (s, 3 H; CCH 3 ), 1.51 (s, 3 H; CCH 3 ), 3.310 (δ A ) and 3.312 (δ B ) (AB system, 2 J(A,B) = 11.7 Hz, 2 H; CCH A H B Se), 3.33 (δ A ) and 3.36 (δ B ) (AB system, 2 J(A,B) = 11.6 Hz, 2 H; CCH A H B Se), 3.50 (δ A ) and 3.77 (δ B ) (AB system, 2 J(A,B) = 13.9 Hz, 2 H; SiCH A H B O), 3.60 (δ A ) and 3.69 (δ B ) (AB system, 2 J(A,B) = 13. 9 Preparation of rac-2,5-Dimethyl-2-phenylhex-4-enal (rac-15). A solution of rac-8 (2.54 g, 18.9 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (35 mL) was added dropwise at 20 °C within 30 min to a stirred suspension of sodium hydride (505 mg, 21.0 mmol) in tetrahydrofuran (35 mL), and the resulting mixture was stirred at 20 °C for 30 min.…”