6-t-Butylfulvene was used as the starting material for asymmetric dihydroxy
lation. The obtained protected diol (2) was used for several stereoselectiv
e functionalizations such as epoxidations, hydroboration, and aminohydroxyl
ation. However, these fulvene derivatives proved to be rather unreactive an
d gave no conversion under, e.g., palladium (0), catalyses or hydroboration
conditions. Chirality 13.159-163, 2001. (C) 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.