Unique selectivity of lodohydroxylation reaction of allenyl phenyl sulfoxides in aqueous MeCN. A stereodefined synthesis of (E)-5-lodo-3-hydroxy-1-alkenyl sulfoxides
Sm. Ma et al., Unique selectivity of lodohydroxylation reaction of allenyl phenyl sulfoxides in aqueous MeCN. A stereodefined synthesis of (E)-5-lodo-3-hydroxy-1-alkenyl sulfoxides, ORG LETT, 2(24), 2000, pp. 3893-3895
Iodohydroxylation reaction of allenyl phenyl sulfoxides with I-2 can smooth
ly proceed to generate (E)-2-iodo-3-hydroxy-1-alkenyl sulfoxides with excel
lent regio- and stereoselectivity in high or excellent yields. The configur
ation of E-2a was determined by the X-ray diffraction study.