M. Follmann et al., Regio- and stereoselective addition of grignard reagents to N-galactosyl-2-pyridone: Synthesis of 4-substituted 5,6-didehydro-2-piperidinones, SYNLETT, (10), 2001, pp. 1569-1570
Grignard reagents add diasterco- and regioselectively to the gamma -positio
n of N-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-pivaloyl-beta -D-galactopyranosyl)- 1,2-dihydro-pyr
idin-2 -one in situ, when activated by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfo
nate yielding enantiomerically pure 4-substituted N-galactosyl-5.6-didehydr
o-2-piperidinones.