Abstract
The facial diastereoselectivity in the Paterno−Buchi reaction of chiral silyl enol ethers and benzaldehyde was studied. The substituents (RS, RL) at the stereogenic carbon atom (−C*HRSRL) attached to the β-position of the silyl enol ether were varied in order to evaluate the influence of steric bulk and electronic effects. The combined yields for the two diastereomeric 3-(silyloxy)oxetanes a and b range between 44% and 76%. In accordance with the 1,3-allylic strain model the facial diastereoselectivity (diastereomeric ratio (dr) = a/b) was best with large (RL = t-Bu, SiMe2Ph) and polar (RL = OMe) substituents at the γ-position of the silyl enol ether (dr up to >95/5). Two regioselective ring opening reactions were applied to the product oxetanes 29a, 50, and 51. They furnished diastereomerically pure diols (52, 53) and triols (31) in excellent yields.
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