Abstract
Highly diastereoselective dihydroxylation of 4,5-dihydroxy-2-pentenoate with osmium tetroxide using chiral N,N'-dialkyl-2,2′-bipyrrolidine ligands (1) is described. Either syn or anti selection was achieved for acetate (2d) and methyl ether (2e) by employing the enantiomeric ligands.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3573-3576 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 28 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry