Allylsilanes in Organic Synthesis; Double Asymmetric Induction in the Dihydroxylation of a Chiral Allylsilane.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00736-R

The diastereoselectivity of the dihydroxylation of ester-allylsilanes, particularly stereoisomers of methyl E-2-methyl-3-(phenyldimethylsilyl)hept-4-enoate, has been studied; the diastereoselectivity can be increased by using potassium ferricyanide as the