Abstract
The 5-endo radical cyclisation of pyruvic acid derived dehydroalanines which contain chiral ester auxiliaries is reported. Cyclisation of the menthol ester derivative using Bu(3)SnH at 80 degrees C proceeded with low diastereoselectivity (1.75:1) but the selectivity could be increased to 6:1 on cyclisation of the corresponding 8-phenylmethyl ester at 20 degrees C. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 491-494 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jan 1997 |
Keywords
- ALPHA-AMINO-ACIDS
- ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION
- ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESES
- LEWIS-ACID
- CYCLIZATION
- ESTERS
- DEHYDROALANINE
- AMIDES
- STEREOSELECTIVITY
- ORGANOBORANES