Abstract
[GRAPHIC] A novel diastereoselective approach to cis and trans 3,4-disubstituted piperidines is described. Carbonyl ene cyclization of aldehydes 6a-e catalyzed by the Lewis acid methyl aluminum dichloride in refluxing chloroform affords trans piperidines 8a-e with diastereomeric ratios of up to 93:7. By contrast, Prins cyclization of 6a-e catalyzed by hydrochloric acid at low temperatures affords cis products 7a-e with diastereomeric ratios of up to 98:2.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3727-3730 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organic Letters |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 21 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2002 |