M. Amadji et al., ENANTIOSELECTIVE DEHYDROHALOGENATION USING CHIRAL ALKOXIDES - DESIGN OF A CATALYTIC-SYSTEM ALLOWING ACCESS TO AXIALLY DISSYMMETRIC COMPOUNDS, Journal of organic chemistry, 63(16), 1998, pp. 5541-5546
The use of chiral alkoxides obtained from ephedrines for enantioselect
ive proton abstraction is described in full. These reagents allow the
practical obtention of axially dissymmetric 1,3-dioxanes via highly en
antioselective dehydrohalogenation reactions. The conditions for a cat
alytic use of these chiral alkoxides are defined.