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SUBMITTER: Kim JG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2615050 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Organic letters 20060901 20
The first catalytic asymmetric methallylation of ketones is reported. The catalyst, which is generated from titanium tetraisopropoxide, H8-BINOL, 2-propanol, and tetramethallylstannane, reacts with ketones in acetonitrile to afford tertiary homoallylic alcohols in fair to excellent yields (55-99%) and fair to high enantioselectivities (46-90%). Ozonolysis of the resulting products provides access to chiral beta-hydroxy ketones, which are not readily prepared from direct asymmetric aldol reaction ...[more]