Ga. Lotz et al., STEREOSELECTIVE REACTION OF A CHIRAL ASSISTED AMIDE ENOLATE ION WITH 1-IODONAPHTHALENE BY THE S(RN)1 MECHANISM, Tetrahedron letters, 35(42), 1994, pp. 7711-7714
The photostimulated reaction of the chiral assisted amide enolate ion
1 with 1-iodonaphtalene 2 gave the isomeric substitution products 3 wi
th diastereomeric excess depending of the counter ion. Li+ (at -78 deg
rees C) and Ti(IV) were found to be the most effective (the diastereom
eric ratio > 99). These reactions were done in liquid ammonia and are
suspected to follow the S(RN)1 mechanism.