SmCpR 2-mediated cross-coupling of allyl and propargyl ethers with ketoesters and a telescoped approach to complex cycloheptanols

Mateusz Plesniak, Xavier Just-Baringo, Fabrizio Ortu, David Mills, David Procter

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    Abstract

    A highly regio- and diastereoselective cross-coupling of allyl/propargyl ethers and δ-ketoesters, mediated by SmCpR2 reagents, delivers decorated δ-lactones. Screening of the Cp ligands on Sm(II) was employed to achieve high regio and diastereocontrol in some cases. Crucially, SmI2 gave unsatisfactory results in the transformation. The process has been exploited in a telescoped approach to complex cycloheptanols in which two Sm(II) reagents act in turn on the simple starting materials.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)13503-13506
    Number of pages4
    JournalChemical Communications
    Volume52
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 Nov 2016

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