摘要:
A highly diastereoselective C-2 alkylation of sugar derived cyclic enone 1 in the presence of diethylaluminium iodide by utilizing Morita-Baylis-Hillman chemistry is reported. While diethylaluminium iodide was found to be a suitable Lewis acid for this transformation, the widely employed TiCl4 was ineffective. A plausible mechanism, which considered the involvement of a Zimmerman-Traxler type of closed transition state and an orthoester intermediate, has been discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.