The title pyroglutamate (II) is found to be an excellent auxiliary in stereoselective aldol reactions. Remarkably, the stereogenic center of (II) is not altered during all the transformations and (II) can be regenerated after the process in 70% yield. -(EZQUERRA, J.;
(S)-Ethyl 4,4-dimethyl pyroglutamate as a new ‘quat’ chiral auxiliary in aldol condensations
✍ Scribed by Jesús Ezquerra; Almudena Rubio; Justina Martín; JoséLuis García Navío
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-4166
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✦ Synopsis
Enolates I, derived from the N-propionyl derivative of the 'quat' chiral auxiliary (S)-ethyl 4,4-dimethyl pyroglutamate 4 undergo highly stereoselective aldol reactions, which upon hydrolysis and removal of the chiral auxiliary yields the (2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-methylpropionic acid 9 in homochiral form. Remarkably, the stereogenic center of 4 was not affected during all the chemical transformations and it could be regenerated after the process in 70% yield. (~
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