Silane-Controlled Diastereoselectivity in the Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-Catalyzed Reduction of α-Diketones to Silyl-Protected 1,2-Diols

Autor: Andrea E. Kirby, Adrian Y. Houghton, Robert McDonald, D.J. Harrison, Lisa Rosenberg, Miranda K. Skjel
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Organic Letters. 12:376-379
ISSN: 1523-7052
1523-7060
DOI: 10.1021/ol902451h
Popis: B(C(6)F(5))(3)-catalyzed bis(hydrosilylation) of alpha-diketones can give high diastereomeric excess of either meso/anti (small silanes and disilane reagents) or dl/syn (bulky silanes) silyl-protected 1,2-diols. This easily tuned diastereoselectivity is rationalized based on the classic Felkin-Anh model applied to a mechanism relying on Si-H abstraction by the electrophilic borane reagent.
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