Competing domino processes: path-discriminating ability of epoxide stereochemistry at the angular position

Org Lett. 2009 Aug 20;11(16):3610-3. doi: 10.1021/ol9013377.

Abstract

Structurally different products can be reached selectively from unsaturated vicinal bicyclic diols, which differ only by the epoxide configuration at the angular position. It is possible to modify the regiochemical outcome of the domino process in such a way as to create a different pathway, [4 + 2] versus [4 + 3 + 2], and control product distribution by using the configuration bias. No previous example of a domino variant of the [4 + 3 + 2] process appears to have been documented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / chemistry
  • Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques*
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
  • Epoxy Compounds