Biheteroaromatic diphosphine oxides-catalyzed stereoselective direct aldol reactions
                                
                                    
                                        作者:Sergio Rossi、Maurizio Benaglia、Andrea Genoni、Tiziana Benincori、Giuseppe Celentano                                    
                                    
                                        DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2010.11.009
                                    
                                    
                                        日期:2011.1
                                    
                                    A highly stereoselective direct aldol condensation of ketones to aromatic aldehydes was realized; the trichlorosilyl enolether generated in situ in the presence of tetrachlorosilane is activated by catalytic amounts of an enantiomerically pure biheteroaromatic phosphine oxide to react with aldehydes, coordinated as well as activated by the chiral cationic hypervalent silicon species. This Lewis acid-mediated Lewis base-catalyzed transformation allowed, starting from two carbonyl compounds, to directly synthesize beta-hydroxy ketones generally with high anti stereoselectivity and up to 93% ee for the anti isomer. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.