Abstract
Reduction of α-benzyloxy acetylenic ketones with zinc borohydride afforded the erythro-acetylenic vicinal diols in 95% stereoselectivity, while reduction with K-selectride gave the isomeric threo-diols in 90% stereoselectivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5139-5142 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 42 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry