Stereospecific internal almylation of terminal γ,δ-epoxy acrylates

Masahiro Miyazawa*, Naoki Ishibashi, Satoshi Ohnuma, Masaaki Miyashita

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Abstract

The alkylation of ethyl (S)- and (R)-4,5-epoxy-2-pentenoates (11) and (12), chiral terminal γ,δ-epoxy acrylates prepared from D-mannitol, by trialkylaluminum in the presence of water occurs rcgioselectively at the γ position, i.e., at the internal position, to yield a sole product respectively with net inversion of configuration. The method provides useful chiral synthons for natural product synthesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3419-3422
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume38
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997/05/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Drug Discovery
  • Organic Chemistry

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