Asymmetric synthesis of tetrahydrofurans by diastereoselective [3+2] cycloaddition of allylsilanes with α-keto esters bearing an optically active cyclitol as a chiral auxiliary

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)74417-0

Tin (IV) chloride mediated [3+2] cycloadditions of allylsilanes with optically active α-keto esters derived from L-quebrachitol afforded tetrahydrofuran derivatives via 1,2-silyl migration with high level of diastereoselectivity. Removal of the chiral aux