Abstract
The “naked” alkoxide 1 of (S)‐6‐methyl‐δ‐lactol acts as an excellent chiral hydroxide equivalent in highly diastereoselective oxy‐Michael additions to nitroalkenes (see scheme). The excellent stereoinduction arises from what becomes a superb protecting group in the resulting 1,2‐amino alcohol products. R1=alkyl, aryl, furanyl, thiophenyl; R2,R3=-(CH2)3CHCH3O-.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4241 |
Number of pages | 4244 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 35 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2003 |
Keywords
- Amino alcohols
- diastereoselectivity
- lactols
- Michael addition
- nitroalkenes