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Highly S(N)2'-, (E)-, and antiselective alkylation of allylic phosphates. Facile synthesis of coenzyme Q10
Yanagisawa,Nomura,Noritake,Yamamoto
, p. 1130 - 1136 (2007/10/02)
Treatment of secondary allylic chlorides or allylic phosphates in tetrahydrofuran with prenyl Grignard reagent in the presence of CuCN · 2 LiCl gave geraniol or farnesol derivatives with high S(N)2' selectivity. Phosphate leaving groups were highly transstereoselective for the formation of (E,E)-farnesol derivatives. Furthermore, complete anti-S(N)2' selectivity was observed in the alkylation of optically active allylic phosphates. The present method appears to be an excellent carbon-carbon coupling reaction with high regio-, (E)-, and enantioselectivity. Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone 10) was efficiently synthesized using this methodology.
