17659-34-6Relevant articles and documents
SuperQuat 5,5-dimethyl-4-iso-propyloxazolidin-2-one as a mimic of Evans 4-tert-butyloxazolidin-2-one
Bull, Steven D.,Davies, Stephen G.,Garner, A. Christopher,Kruchinin, Dennis,Key, Min-Suk,Roberts, Paul M.,Savory, Edward D.,Smith, Andrew D.,Thomson, James E.
, p. 2945 - 2964 (2008/02/09)
The incorporation of a gem-dimethyl group at the 5-position of a chiral oxazolidinone biases the conformation of the adjacent C(4)-stereodirecting group such that the gem-dimethyl-4-iso-propyl combination mimics a C(4)-tert-butyl group, providing higher levels of stereocontrol than a simple 4-iso-propyloxazolidinone. The generality of this principle is demonstrated with applications in stereoselective enolate alkylations, kinetic resolutions, Diels-Alder cycloadditions and Pd-catalysed asymmetric acetalisation reactions. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2006.
