One‐Pot Synthesis of Chiral α‐Substituted β,γ‐Epoxy Aldehyde Derivatives through an Asymmetric Aldol Reaction of Chloroacetaldehyde

Abstract

Water is welcome! Chiral α-substituted β,γ-epoxides have been prepared in good yields and with excellent enantioselectivities in a one-pot synthetic procedure. The key reaction of this process, which involves a series of uninterrupted sequential reactions, is an asymmetric aldol reaction of aqueous chloroacetaldehyde mediated by a diarylprolinol derivative (see scheme). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.