A. Bernardi et al., STEREOSELECTIVE CONJUGATE ADDITION OF LITHIUM AND TITANIUM ENOLATES TO GAMMA-ALKOXY ENONES, Tetrahedron, 52(10), 1996, pp. 3497-3508
The addition of titanium and lithium enolates 1 and 2 to gamma-alkoxy
enone 4 occurs in good yield with good stereoselectivities. 3,4 syn -
2,3 syn adducts 7 are obtained starting from the lithium enolate 2, wh
ereas the 3,4 syn - 2,3 anti isomers 9 are formed using the titanium e
nolate 1. The levels of selectivity vary with the nature of the oxygen
protecting group.