Synthesis of<i>anti</i>-1,3-Diols through RuCl<sub>3</sub>/PPh<sub>3</sub>-Mediated Hydrogenation of β-Hydroxy Ketones: An Alternative to Organoboron Reagents
Hydrogenation of enantioenriched β-hydroxyketones promoted by the catalyst generated in situ from commercially available and inexpensive RuCl3 and PPh3 under hydrogen pressure allowed the efficient preparation of a variety of anti-1,3-diols in good yields and with a high level of diastereoselectivity. This method should be an interesting alternative to organoboronreagents for the diastereoselective
The epoxide opening reactions of erythro and threo epoxy alcohols with a variety of nucleophiles, both in the presence and absence of Ti(OiPr)4, were examined. In general, opening of threo epoxy alcohols proceeded faster and with higher selectivity than the same reaction with the corresponding erythro isomers.
alternative to the commonly used Evans' reagent for the diastereoselective reduction of beta-hydroxy ketones is reported. Thus, ruthenium-mediated hydrogenation of enantioenriched beta-hydroxy ketones using RuCl3 associated to achiral monophosphines allowed the preparation of a series of 1,3-anti-diols in good yields and with a high level of diastereoselectivity. A short screening of ligands pointed out PPh3