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Experimental details, spectral data, and 1H and 13C
NMR spectra of all new compounds (PDF)
FAIR data, including the primary NMR FID files, for
compounds 3−9, 11−16, and 18−23 (ZIP)
14 in a 72% combined yield over two steps. The reduction of
this ketone 14 with NaBH4 provided the target molecule 15 in
a 71% yield, again with complete diastereoselectivity. The
enantiopurity of this compound was determined to be 90% by
the conversion into the benzoate derivate 16.
Our final efforts were directed at the synthesis of the THP-
THF core using an analogous strategy.15 Compared with the
previous examples, this route turned out to be more
troublesome because of the poor outcome of the 6-exo radical
cyclization of the vinyl halide 19. As depicted in Scheme 4, the
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Corresponding Author
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Young Ho Rhee − Department of Chemistry, Pohang
University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang,
Scheme 4. Synthetic Route to THP-THF Ligand
Author
Mijin Kim − Department of Chemistry, Pohang University of
Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk,
Republic of Korea 37673
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Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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This work was supported by the National Research
Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean
Government (MSIT) (NRF-2018R1A4A1024713 and NRF-
2020R1A3B2079988).
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