Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Grignard Reagents to Pyranones

Bin Mao, Martin Fananas Mastral, Ben L. Feringa*

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Abstract

An efficient enantioselective synthesis of lactones was developed based on the catalytic asymmetric conjugate addition (ACA) of alkyl Grignard reagents to pyranones. The use of 2H-pyran-2-one for the first time in the ACA with Grignard reagents allows for a variety of further transformations to access highly versatile building blocks such as beta-alkyl substituted aldehydes or beta-bromo-gamma-alkyl substituted alcohols with excellent regio- and stereoselectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)286-289
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic letters
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18-Jan-2013

Keywords

  • DIELS-ALDER REACTIONS
  • ALPHA,BETA-UNSATURATED CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS
  • PHOSPHINE-PHOSPHITE LIGANDS
  • ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS
  • NATURAL-PRODUCTS
  • MICHAEL ADDITION
  • BASILIOLIDE B
  • 2H-PYRAN-2-ONE
  • 1,4-ADDITION
  • ALDEHYDES

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