Development of a new family of chiral auxiliaries

Org Lett. 2015 Apr 17;17(8):1819-21. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b00278. Epub 2015 Apr 3.

Abstract

A new family of chiral auxiliaries designed on a conformationally restricted version of (-)-8-phenylmenthol has been developed. Both enantiomers are available from an inexpensive synthesis conducted on multigram scale. A first application has showed comparable diastereoselectivity between the novel auxiliary and (-)-8-phenylmenthol.