Base-induced rearrangement of oxiranylsilacylobutane into silacyclopentane. Application to stereoselective synthesis of 4-alken-1-ol and 1,4,5-triol

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(91)80035-5

Treatment of 1-methyl-1-(cis-1,2-epoxyhexyl)-1-silacyclobutane 16a with i-PrOLi provided erythro-1-methyl-1-isopropoxy-2-(2-hydroxypentyl)-1-silacyclopentane 17a which was converted into (Z)-4-nonen-1-ol 18, (E)-4-nonen-1-ol 19, or 1,4,5-nonanetriol 20, r