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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3419-3422 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 19 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997/05/12 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry