| Literature DB >> 28608622 |
Yong-Qiang Zhang1, Christina Poppel1, Anastasia Panfilova1, Fabian Bohle2, Stefan Grimme2, Andreas Gansäuer1.
Abstract
Described herein is a novel concept for SN 2 reactions at tertiary carbon centers in epoxides without activation of the leaving group. Quantum chemical calculations show why SN 2 reactions at tertiary carbon centers are proceeding in these systems. The reaction allows flexible synthesis of 1,3-diol building blocks for natural product synthesis with excellent control of the relative and absolute configurations.Entities:
Keywords: epoxides; hydrides; nucleophilic substitution; polyols; reaction mechanisms
Year: 2017 PMID: 28608622 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201702882
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336