M. Ahrach et al., CONCERNING THE DIASTEREOFACIAL SELECTIVITY OF THE REACTION OF (E)-BETA-NITROENONES WITH KETONE ENOLATES, Tetrahedron, 54(50), 1998, pp. 15215-15226
Stereoselectivity of the reaction of acyclic ketone enolates with (E)-
beta-nitroenones was investigated according to the nature of the base
used to accomplish deprotonation. The stereoselectivity and the regios
electivity of the reaction of ketone enolates with (E-(beta)-nitroenon
es could be enhanced by the use of trichlorotitanium enolates, which a
llowed the formation of diastereomeric mixture of (E)-3-hydroxy-5-nicr
oalk-4-enones 3 where the amount of product of (l) configuration is in
creased compared to results obtained with lithium enolates. (C) 1998 E
lsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.