Asymmetric oxyselenenylation-deselenenylation reactions of alkenes inducedby camphor diselenide and ammonium persulfate. A convenient one-pot synthesis of enantiomerically enriched allylic alcohols and ethers
M. Tiecco et al., Asymmetric oxyselenenylation-deselenenylation reactions of alkenes inducedby camphor diselenide and ammonium persulfate. A convenient one-pot synthesis of enantiomerically enriched allylic alcohols and ethers, TETRAHEDR-A, 10(4), 1999, pp. 747-757
The reaction of beta,gamma-unsaturated esters and nitriles with camphor dis
elenide and ammonium persulfate in methanol, ethylene glycol or water affor
ds enantiomerically enriched gamma-alkoxy or gamma-hydroxy alpha,beta-unsat
urated derivatives, respectively, in good chemical yields and with moderate
to good enantioselectivity. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights rese
rved.