Studies on the generation of enolate anions from butane-2,3-diacetal protected glycolic acid derivatives and subsequent highly diastereoselective coupling reactions with aldehydes and acid chlorides

Steven V. Ley, Darren J. Dixon, Richard T. Guy, Maria A. Palomero, Alessandra Polare, Félix Rodríguez, Tom D. Sheppard

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    Abstract

    Highly diastereoselective coupling reactions of enolates derived from butane-2,3-diacetal protected glycolic acids 1 and 2 and their alkylated derivatives with aldehydes are reported together with their efficient acid-catalysed deprotection to yield enantiopure anti-2,3-dihydroxyesters. A procedure to provide the corresponding syn-2,3-dihydroxyesters is also described in two cases, proceeding via an acylation-reduction sequence. An usual double addition reaction of butane-2,3-diacetal protected glycolic acid to small aliphatic acid chlorides provides a synthetically useful, densely-functionalised lactone after acidic deprotection.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3618-3627
    Number of pages9
    JournalOrganic and Biomolecular Chemistry
    Volume2
    Issue number24
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Dec 2004

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