Asymmetric synthesis of cyclic hydroxy ketones derived from enol ethers via sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation. A study in the correlation of the enol ether chain length and enantioselectivity

Benjamin F. Marcune, Sandor Karady, Paul J. Reider, Ross A. Miller, Mirlinda Biba, Lisa DiMichele, Robert A. Reamer

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Abstract

The Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction of enol ethers derived from their corresponding cyclic ketones, gave α-hydroxyketones with high enantioselectivity. The enantiomeric excess was found to be proportional to the length of the unbranched enol ether chain with a maximum ee for the pentyl enol ether. An efficient synthesis of α-hydroxy chromanone in >90% ee was demonstrated using this method.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8088-8091
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume68
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 17 2003
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Organic Chemistry

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