Synthesis of enantioenriched substituted tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydropyrans via iron-mediated chirality transfer and ring closure

Authors
Enders, D Nguyen, D
Citation
D. Enders et D. Nguyen, Synthesis of enantioenriched substituted tetrahydrofurans and tetrahydropyrans via iron-mediated chirality transfer and ring closure, SYNTHESIS-S, (14), 2000, pp. 2092-2098
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry & Analysis","Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART
ISSN journal
00397881 → ACNP
Issue
14
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2092 - 2098
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7881(200012):14<2092:SOESTA>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The synthesis of optically active, functionalized tetrahydrofurans and tetr ahydropyrans via Fe(CO)(4)-mediated cycloetherification has been accomplish ed. The ring closure reaction proceeds with chirality transfer and under re tention of the configuration at the allylic carbon center.