A novel synthesis of optically active 4-benzyloxy- and 4-alkyloxycarbonyl-2-oxetanones
作者:Sandrine Cammas、Isabelle Renard、Karine Boutault、Philippe Guérin
DOI:10.1016/s0957-4166(00)80433-4
日期:1993.8
optically active 4-benzyloxy- and 4-alkyloxycarbonyl-2-oxetanones 1 have been synthesized by intramolecular dehydration of optically active benzyl, methyl, methyl-2-butyl malates 6a,b,c. The reaction has been performed using triphenylphospbine and diisopropylazodicarboxylate as reagents. Starting from L-(S)-malic acid as chiral synthon, (R)-beta-substituted beta-lactones 1 have been obtained with very high enantiomeric excesses (> 98 %) resulting in inversion at the hydroxyl bearing carbon, due to the hydroxyl group activation. Compounds 1 are used as monomers in the preparation of poly (beta-malic acid) 3 derivatives.