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Johannes Appun1, Michael Boomhoff1, Patrick Hoffmeyer1
1Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Abstract:
The development of a direct and highly stereoselective synthesis of 2,3,5-substituted tetrahydrofurans has been accomplished through a combination of batch- and microchip-MS-experiments. This sequential transformation comprises a Lewis acid-mediated reaction of bis(silyl) dienediolate 1 and a broad range of aldehydes, furnishing products with three new σ-bonds and three stereogenic centers in a one-pot process with typically good yields and excellent stereoselectivity. Key steps which have been elucidated primarily with microchip-MS-experiments include a vinylogous aldol reaction and a Prins-type cyclization. Furthermore, a titanium BINOL complex is a powerful chiral catalyst for this process. The products were further converted into bi- and tricylic products by carbonyl-ene reactions, proceeding with excellent yields and diastereoselectivity.
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