I. Berque et al., MODEL STUDY OF THE HOPPE REACTION BETWEEN RACEMIC TITANATED CROTYL CARBAMATE AND ENANTIOPURE ALDEHYDE OR GAMMA-LACTOL, Synlett, (10), 1998, pp. 1132
In our strategy for the total synthesis of tylonolide 2, aglycon of ty
losin 1, and for the construction of the eastern part C1-C9, we planne
d to carry out a Hoppe homoaldolisation. In a model study, reaction wa
s performed between racemic titanated crotyl carbamate (+/-)-3b and op
tically active aldehydes 6a-c. The expected syn-anti adducts 7a-c were
obtained in good isolated yield together with the anti-anti isomer 8a
-c. Interestingly, the gamma-lactol 6d was also tested and delivered t
he syn-anti 7d compound in 70% isolated yield.