Abstract
An efficient and practical asymmetric synthesis of (+)-trans-3-hydroxymethyl-4-(3-fluorophenyl)-cyclopentanone (1) is described. An asymmetric Mo-catalyzed alkylation reaction was used to establish the first stereocenter and a Cu-catalyzed intramolecular diastereoselective cyclopropanation reaction was used to set the second stereocenter. The last step involved a one-pot ring-opening/deprotection/hydrolysis/decarboxylation sequence that furnished the desired product in good yield.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5508-5516 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 67 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 9 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Organic Chemistry