Abstract
Here we report a stereospecific Brook rearrangement/trapping sequence, initiated by the formation of a zinc alkoxide from an enantioenriched (hydroxyallyl)silane. The chiral carbanion resulting from the Brook rearrangement is trapped intermolecularly by carbonyl electrophiles with complete transfer of chirality. A concerted mechanism is proposed to rationalize the stereospecificity observed in the reaction sequence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3065-3069 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Volume | 2016 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2016 |
Keywords
- Alcohols
- Brook rearrangement
- Carbanions
- Chirality
- Enantioselectivity
- Hydroxysilanes
- Trapping reactions