New S,O-acetals from (1R)-(-)-myrtenal as chiral auxiliaries in nucleophilic additions

Luis Chacón-García, Selene Lagunas-Rivera, Salvador Pérez-Estrada, M. Elena Vargas-Díaz, Pedro Joseph-Nathan, Joaquín Tamariz, L. Gerardo Zepeda

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Abstract

Treatment of hydroxythiol 4 with α,α-diethoxyacetophenone at room temperature yielded a mixture of epimeric S,O-acetals 6 and 7 (1:4, 92% yield), which were efficiently separated by flash chromatography. The OTBS derivatives 8 and 9 were treated with several Grignard reagents to afford carbinols 10 and 13 respectively (85-99% yield, >95% dr). After successive hydrolysis and reduction of 10 and 13 it is possible to obtain either enantiomer of diols 16 in high optical purity (>95% er).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2141-2145
Number of pages5
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume45
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2004

Keywords

  • (1R)-(-)-Myrtenal
  • Chiral 1,2-diols
  • Diastereoselective nucleophilic additions
  • S,O-acetals

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