Catalytic enantioselective diels-alder addition to furan provides a direct synthetic route to many chiral natural products

E. J. Corey, Teck Peng Loh

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Abstract

An oxazaborolidine derived from N-tosyl (αS,βR)-β-methyltryptophan (1)catalyzes the Diels-Alder reaction of 2-bromoacrolein and furan with 96:4 enantioselectivity, leading to an efficient synthesis of numerous chiral 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptene derivatives.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3979-3982
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume34
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Jun 1993
Externally publishedYes

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