Highly Enantioselective Reaction of α-Selenoorganolithium Compounds with Chiral Bis(oxazoline)s and Preparation of Enantioenriched Benzylidencyclohexanes
The enantioselective reaction of α-seleno carbanions derived from bis(phenylseleno)acetal and bis(2-pyridylseleno)acetal in the presence of bis(oxazoline)s with various electrophiles gave products with high enantioselectivity. The enantioselective reaction of α-lithio benzyl 2-pyridyl selenide gave the products with stereochemistry reverse to that obtained in the reaction of α-lithio benzyl phenyl