Asymmetric synthesis of ()-(+)-ethylmethyl--propylcarbinol in high enantiomeric purity. A 1,3-oxathiane derived from (+)-pulegone as chiral adjuvant
作者:Ernest L. Eliel、Joseph E. Lynch
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(01)81768-8
日期:1981.1
mercaptan to (+)-pulegone followed by Na/NH3 reduction and condensation of the resulting hydroxythiol with paraformaldehyde. The utility of this chiral adjuvant is exemplified by the asymmetric synthesis of the title compound in 93% e.e.