Enantioselective addition of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol to aldehydes: Preparation of 3-hydroxy-1-butynes

D. Boyall, F. López, H. Sasaki, D. Frantz, E. M. Carreira

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Abstract

(equation presented) We report the first example of enantioselective aldehyde additions of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol, a commodity bulk chemical that is readily available. Following a facile fragmentation reaction, the addition reactions provide access to optically active terminal acetylenes as useful building blocks for asymmetric synthesis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4233-4236
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume2
Issue number26
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 28 2000

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