Conversion of two diastereoisomeric 1,3-diols (3-cyclohexyl-1-phenylpropane-1,3-diol) into orthoesters was followed by treatment with acetyl bromide. The 1,3-bromo acetates (acetic acid 3-bromo-1-cyclohexyl-3-phenylpropyl esters) were obtained with complete inversion of configuration at a benzylic site. Methanolysis of the bromo acetates, followed by ring-closure, resulted in a second inversion of configuration at a benzylic site to give the corresponding oxetanes with overall retention of configuration.
将两个非对映异构体1,3
-二醇(3-环己基-1-苯基
丙烯-1,3
-二醇)转化为邻醇酯,随后用
溴乙酸酯处理。在苯基取代位点实现了完全的构型反转,得到了1,3-
溴乙酸酯(
乙酸3-溴-1-环己基-3-苯基丙基酯)。对
溴乙酸酯进行
甲醇解后,再进行环闭合,导致在苯基取代位点发生第二次构型反转,最终得到相应的氧
环丁烷,并整体保留了构型。