“…Optical rotation measurements were conducted on a Perkin–Elmer 241 polarimeter at 589 nm. Enynes 5 [71], 2a [72], 2b – e [46], 1a [73], 1b [74], 1c , d [75], 1e [73], and 6 [64] were prepared according to published procedures. 1 H, 13 C NMR and mass spectrometry data for compounds 3a , b [23], 3c , d [75], 3e [76] and 4a – e [46] were described elsewhere.…”