H. Ovaa et al., AN EXPEDITIOUS ROUTE TO THE SYNTHESIS OF HIGHLY FUNCTIONALIZED CHIRALOXEPINES FROM MONOSACCHARIDES, Tetrahedron letters, 39(19), 1998, pp. 3025-3028
The transformation of partially protected aldofuranoses into dienes by
Wittig olefination of the anomeric center followed by either allylati
on or oxopalladation of alkoxy-1,2-propadienes is described. Ring-clos
ing metathesis of the linear dienes gives rise to a variety of highly
functionalized and chiral ring-expanded oxepines. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sc
ience Ltd. All rights reserved.