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'Super Silyl' Group for Diastereoselective Sequential Reactions: Access to Complex Chiral Architecture in One Pot

Journal Article · · J. Am. Chem. Soc.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0693542· OSTI ID:1007620

We have shown that the tris(trimethylsilyl)silyl (TTMSS) silyl enol ether of acetaldehyde undergoes aldehyde cross-aldol reactions with high selectivity and the extremely low catalyst loading (0.05 mol % of HNTf{sub 2}) allows for one-pot sequential reactions where acidic or basic nucleophiles can be subsequently added. Various ketone-derived silyl enol ethers, Grignard reagents, and dienes succeeded, generating relatively complex molecular architectures in a single step. This represents the first case where, in a single pot, highly acidic conditions followed by very basic conditions were tolerated to give products with high diastereoselectivities and good yields.

Research Organization:
Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1007620
Journal Information:
J. Am. Chem. Soc., Journal Name: J. Am. Chem. Soc. Journal Issue: (10) ; 03, 2007 Vol. 129; ISSN JACSAT; ISSN 0002-7863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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