The Influence of a β-Electron Withdrawing Substituent in Aldol Reactions of Methylketone Boron Enolates

Luiz C. Dias, Anderson A. de Marchi, Marco A. B. Ferreira, Andrea M. Aguilar

Organic Letters · 2007 · 22 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

We wish to describe here that good levels of substrate-based, 1,5-syn-stereocontrol could be achieved in the boron-mediated aldol reactions of beta-trichloromethyl methylketones with achiral aldehydes, independent of the nature of the beta-alkoxy protecting group.

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