作者:Franck A. Silva、Véronique Gouverneur
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.10.037
日期:2005.12
Enantioenriched aldol products derived from enones are notoriously difficult to prepare due to their sensitivity to retroaldolisation, elimination and the requirement of a large excess of the enone donor for their preparation. However, some success has been obtained for the preparation of aldol products derived from methylvinylketone and penterione using zinc-dinuclear catalysts or catalytic antibodies. Herein, we describe how simple first-generation hydroxyenones can be easily elongated by alkene exchange with structurally diverse olefinic partners in the presence of Ru-based metathesis catalysts allowing for the preparation of aldol products difficult to access by direct aldolisation. The data suggest that even though unprotected aldols are suitable for these cross-metatbesis reactions, silyl-protected beta-hydroxyenones generally afforded the desired elongated products in much higher chemical yields. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.