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RESEARCH PRODUCT
(S)-Mandelic acid enolate as a chiral benzoyl anion equivalent for the enantioselective synthesis of non-symmetrically substituted benzoins
Isabel FernándezMarc Montesinos-magranerJosé R. PedroBelen MonjeGonzalo Blaysubject
chemistry.chemical_classificationDecarboxylationorganic chemicalsOrganic ChemistryEnantioselective synthesisMandelic acidBiochemistryAldehydechemistry.chemical_compoundAldol reactionchemistryDrug Discoverypolycyclic compoundsOrganic chemistryAldol condensationEnantiomeric excessOxidative decarboxylationdescription
A strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of non-symmetrically substituted benzoins from (S)-mandelic acid and aromatic aldehydes has been developed. This strategy is based on a diastereoselective aldol reaction of the lithium enolate of the 1,3-dioxolan-4-one derived from (S)-mandelic acid and pivalaldehyde with aromatic aldehydes, which gives the corresponding aldols in good yields. Subsequent hydroxyl group protection as MEM ethers, basic hydrolysis of the dioxolanone ring, oxidative decarboxylation of the α-hydroxy acid moiety, and hydroxyl group deprotection provides chiral non-symmetrically substituted benzoins with high enantiomeric excesses.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-01 | Tetrahedron |