| Literature DB >> 20377201 |
Lindsey C Hess1, Gary H Posner.
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An efficient and enantiocontrolled three-step synthesis of alpha-hydroxy-(E)-beta,gamma-unsaturated esters is reported. Enantioenriched alpha-selenyl aldehydes, prepared in one step by asymmetric, organocatalytic alpha-selenylation of aldehydes, were directly subjected to a Wittig reaction followed by allylic selenide to selenoxide oxidation and final spontaneous [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement to yield the target compounds in 43-65% overall yield and in 94-97% ee.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20377201 PMCID: PMC2864524 DOI: 10.1021/ol100615j
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Org Lett ISSN: 1523-7052 Impact factor: 6.005