The stereoselective derivatisation of the Re or Si faces of the Δ9,10-double bond of soraphen A

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00089-Q

The Δ^9,10 double bond of soraphen A was found to react selectively on the Si face, whereas the same double bond in the hydroxy-ketone tautomer of soraphen A is attacked on the Re face. It became possible to prepare products of chosen stereochem