Fr. Blase et H. Le, SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA-UNSUBSTITUTED ALDOL ADDUCTS UTILIZING ENANTIOMERICALLY PURE BETA-KETO DELTA-DIOXOLANE SULFOXIDES, Tetrahedron letters, 36(26), 1995, pp. 4559-4562
We report an efficient means to synthesize either enantiomer of alpha-
unsubstituted aldol adducts in high enantiomeric excess through the us
e of beta-keto delta-dioxolane sulfoxide 4. Through a short sequence o
f reactions, alpha-unsubstituted aldol products are obtainable in high
yield.