Asymmetric radical synthesis of 2,5-diaryl-2,3-dihydrofurans - Application to the preparation of (+)-phyltetralin

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejoc.200390198

The diastereoselective Mn^III-promoted radical addition of βoxo ester 1 onto N-cinnamoyloxazolidinone 2 affords, after removal of the chiral auxiliary, the enantiopure 2,5-diaryl2,3-dihydrofuran (-)-4. Its SnCl₄-induced rearrangement