1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer is treated with trimethylsilyl chloride and triethylamine in dichloromethane to provide monomeric ketone having both of its alcohols protected as their di-TMS ethers. The latter is added to phenylmagnesium bromide in ether at -78 degrees C. Work-up by treatment with aqueous ammonium chloride followed by 2 N HCl provides 2-phenylglycerol in 70% yield.
Synthesis of β-acetoxy alcohols by PhI(OAc)<sub>2</sub>-mediated metal-free diastereoselective β-acetoxylation of alcohols
作者:Chun-Yang Zhao、Liang-Gui Li、Qing-Rong Liu、Cheng-Xue Pan、Gui-Fa Su、Dong-Liang Mo
DOI:10.1039/c6ob01203e
日期:——
β-Acetoxy alcohols can be synthesized in good yields with excellent diastereoselectivity from tertiary alcohols through PhI(OAc)2-mediated metal-free β-acetoxylation. Mechanistic studies showed that the β-acetoxylation process might undergo dehydration and sequential highly regioselective and diastereoseletive dioxygenation. Gram scale and diverse useful scaffolds could be prepared via this β-acetoxylation