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Stereoselective reduction of unsaturated 1,4-diketones. A practical route to chiral 1,4-diols
Bach, Jordi,Berenguer, Ramon,Garcia, Jordi,Loscertales, Teresa,Manzanal, Judith,Vilarrasa, Jaume
, p. 1091 - 1094 (1997)
A new synthetic route to C2-symmetric chiral 1,4-diols based on the borane-mediated oxazaborolidine-catalysed reduction of 2-ene-1,4-diones (2), of 2-yne-1,4-diones (3), and/or of Co-complexed diketones 4 is described. Good to excellent enantio- and diastereoselectivities have been obtained in the reduction of diketones 3 and 4, catalysed by oxazaborolidines 6 and 5, respectively.