Asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydrolipstatin and valilactone
摘要:
The highly diastereoselective aldol reaction between acyl complexes of the iron chiral auxiliary [(eta(5)-C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)] and beta-hydroxy aldehydes (obtained via a Noyori asymmetric hydrogenation), followed by a tandem oxidative decomplexation-cyclisation process gives access to beta-substituted and alpha,beta-disubstituted beta-lactones in high ee. This methodology has been employed in the asymmetric syntheses of tetra hydrolipstatin and valilactone. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.