Highly diastereoselective alpha-hydroxylation of Fox chiral auxiliary-based amide enolates with molecular oxygen

Org Lett. 2010 Apr 2;12(7):1496-9. doi: 10.1021/ol100211s.

Abstract

Using a trifluoromethylated oxazolidine (Fox) chiral auxiliary, the hydroxylation reaction of enolates was very efficiently performed under smooth and friendly conditions with molecular oxygen as oxidizer. This reaction occurred with an extremely high diastereoselectivity. After cleavage, the chiral auxiliary is efficiently recovered and highly valuable enantiopure oxygenated carboxylic acids and alcohols are released.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols / chemical synthesis*
  • Alcohols / chemistry
  • Amides / chemistry*
  • Carboxylic Acids / chemical synthesis*
  • Carboxylic Acids / chemistry
  • Hydroxylation
  • Ketones / chemistry*
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Oxazoles / chemistry*
  • Oxygen / chemistry*
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Alcohols
  • Amides
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Ketones
  • Oxazoles
  • oxazolidine
  • Oxygen