Enantioselective synthesis of 1-alkyl-substituted 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediols using a myrtenal-derived chiral auxiliary

María Elena Vargas-Díaz, Luis Chacón-García, Pedro Velázquez, Joaquín Tamariz, Pedro Joseph-Nathan, L. Gerardo Zepeda

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Abstract

The enantioselective synthesis of several 1-phenyl-1,2-ethanodiol derivatives using 2-benzoyl-1,3-oxathiane 1 as a chiral auxiliary is described. Nucleophilic additions of Grignard reagents, methyl lithium and LS-Selectride on benzoyloxathiane 1 proceeded in >95% diastereomeric ratio (dr) affording the corresponding tertiary carbinols, which were successively hydrolyzed and reduced to give the title derivatives in >95% enantiomeric excess (ee).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3225-3232
Number of pages8
JournalTetrahedron Asymmetry
Volume14
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Oct 2003

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