Y. Landais et L. Parrarapado, EPOXIDATION AND CYCLOPROPANATION OF 2-SILYL-3-ALKENOLS - A STUDY OF 1,2-ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION, Tetrahedron letters, 37(8), 1996, pp. 1205-1208
Epoxidation and cyclopropanation of 2-silyl-3-alkenols have been shown
to occur with high 1,2-stereocontrol through substrate directable rea
ctions. Both syn and anti epoxides are thus available from E and Z-alk
ylsilanes. This contrasts with the results usually observed for allyls
ilanes lacking a coordinating group.