Ks. Kim et al., STEREOSELECTIVE METHOXYSELENENYLATION OF ACYCLIC ALLYLIC ALCOHOL DERIVATIVES - A METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF 1,3-ANTI-DIOLS, Tetrahedron letters, 37(8), 1996, pp. 1249-1252
Reaction of secondary acyclic trans-allylic alcohol derivatives with P
hSeBr in the presence of 2,6-di-t-butylpyridine in MeOH proceeded in a
highly regio- and stereoselective manner and the subsequent reduction
and deprotection of the resultant methoxyselenides afforded mostly 1,
3-anti-diols. The methoxyselenenylation of the acetate derivative of t
he same allylic alcohol, on the other hand, gave several other isomers
along with the 1,3-anti-diol derivative.