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Chelation controlled addition of ethyl pyruvate to cyclic allylic stannanes: A diastereospecific route to functionalised bicyclic γ-lactones
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Chelation controlled addition of ethyl pyruvate to cyclic allylic stannanes: A diastereospecific route to functionalised bicyclic γ-lactones

I Wayan Muderawan, R C Bott and David James Young
Synthesis, Vol.11, pp.1640-1644
1998
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https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1998-2196View
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Abstract

allylic stannanes transmetallation diastereoselectivity bicyclic γ-lactones
Methyltin trichloride and indium(III) chloride promote ethyl pyruvate addition to cyclic allylic stannanes to produce α-methyl-α-hydroxy esters with excellent threo-diastereoselectivity (92-100% de). These reactions probably proceed via an initial γ-anti transmetallation followed by a metallo-ene cycloaddition involving internal chelation. The resulting esters can be diastereospecifically converted to the corresponding bicyclic bromolactones.

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