Asymmetric cleavage of chiral acetals by R2CuLi,BF3 reagents

Ghribi, A.; Alexakis, Alexandre; Normant, Jean F.

doi:10.1016/0040-4039(84)80013-1

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Asymmetric cleavage of chiral acetals by R2CuLi,BF3 reagents

ContributorsGhribi, A.; Alexakis, Alexandre; Normant, Jean F.

Published inTetrahedron letters, vol. 25, no. 29, p. 3083-3086

Publication date1984

Abstract

The title reagents cleave diastereoselectively the acetals derived from various aldehydes and chiral 2–3 butane diol (or higher homologs). This reaction affords an asymetric synthesis of secondary alcohols from an aldehyde and a trivial organolithium reagent.

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GHRIBI, A., ALEXAKIS, Alexandre, NORMANT, Jean F. Asymmetric cleavage of chiral acetals by R2CuLi,BF3 reagents. In: Tetrahedron letters, 1984, vol. 25, n° 29, p. 3083–3086. doi: 10.1016/0040-4039(84)80013-1

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PID : unige:8207
DOI : 10.1016/0040-4039(84)80013-1

ISSN of the journal0040-4039

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Asymmetric cleavage of chiral acetals by R2CuLi,BF3 reagents

The title reagents cleave diastereoselectively the acetals derived from various aldehydes and chiral 2–3 butane diol (or higher homologs). This reaction affords an asymetric synthesis of secondary alcohols from an aldehyde and a trivial organolithium reagent.

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