HIGHLY DIASTEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 1,2-EPOXY-4-HYDROXYALKYL CARBAMATES. MASKED AND ACTIVATED α,γ-DIHYDROXY-ALKANALS AND -ALKANONES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)84857-1

(Z)-anti-4-hydroxy-1-alkenylcarbamates 1 yield with essentially complete diastereoselectivity, the epoxides 2 with (1Z)-2,3-anti-3,4-anti-configuration on treatment with tert.-butylhydroperoxide/vanadylbis(acetoacetonate).