An expedient synthesis of enantioenriched substituted (2-benzofuryl) arylcarbinols via tandem Rap-Stoermer and asymmetric transfer hydrogenation reactions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2010.10.074

An expedient synthesis of enantioenriched substituted (benzofuran-yl)-aryl and heteroaryl carbinols, is described. A key feature of this protocol is synthesis of functionally varied benzofuran scaffolds via a Rap-Stoermer reaction/catalytic asymmetric tra