Tandem Wittig Rearrangement/Aldol Reactions for the Synthesis of Glycolate Aldols
Myra Beaudoin Bertrand and John P. Wolfe*
*Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University
Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, Email: jpwolfe
umich.edu
M. B. Bertrand, J. P. Wolfe, Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 4661-4663.
DOI: 10.1021/ol062016l
Abstract
A tandem Wittig Rearrangement/aldol reaction of O-benzyl or O-allyl glycolate esters generates two carbon-carbon bonds and two contiguous stereocenters with excellent diastereoselectivity in a single step from simple starting materials. The [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement proceeds under very mild reaction conditions.
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Key Words
Aldol Addition, Wittig Rearrangement, Rearrangements, Diols, Hydroxy Carboxylic Acids
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