P. Despeyroux et al., STEREOSELECTIVITY IN NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITIONS TO THE CARBONYL GROUP OF METHYL 1,4,5-TRIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)-3-DEHYDROQUINATE, Bulletin de la Societe chimique de France, 134(8-9), 1997, pp. 777-784
Methyl 1,4,5-tris(trimethylsilyl)-3-dehydroquinate was synthesized in
a three-step procedure and condensed with various nucleophiles (-CH2CO
OEt, -CH2SO2Ph, -CH2-C=CH, H-). The diastereoselectivity of the reacti
on, leading to the creation of a new quaternary (or tertiary) asymmetr
ic carbon atom aas examined. The preferential axial attack on the C=O
group of the cyclohexanone system is discussed. The deprotected produc
ts were evaluated as DHQase inhibitors.