Practical asymmetric synthesis of both erythro and threo aldols based on the MABR-promoted selective rearrangement of erythro and threo epoxy silyl ethers: Unusual effect of silyl substituents

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)92266-5

A new asymmetric synthesis of both erythro and threo aldols (β-siloxy aldehydes) has been developed based on the respective stereocontrolled rearrangement of optically active threo and erythro epoxy silyl ethers with stoichiometric use of exceptionally bu