Low temperature oxidation of the intermediates in the Wittig reactions of aryl aldehydes with carbanions stabilised with an adjacent dimesitylboron group leads stereoselectively to erythro-1,2-diols. The mechanistic implications for the boron-Wittig reactions are discussed.
The dimesitylboron group in organic synthesis. 4. The ‘boron Wittig’ reaction
✍ Scribed by Andrew Pelter; Bakthan Singaram; John W. Wilson
- Book ID
- 104216978
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 130 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0040-4039
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✦ Synopsis
Anions generated c1-to a dimesitylboron group readily condense with aldehydes and ketones. reaction.
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