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Chiral epoxides via borane reduction of 2-haloketones catalyzed by spiroborate ester: Application to the synthesis of optically pure 1,2-hydroxy ethers and 1,2-azido alcohols
Huang, Kun,Wang, Haiyang,Stepanenko, Viatcheslav,De Jesus, Melvin,Torruellas, Carilyn,Correa, Wildeliz,Ortiz-Marciales, Margarita
, p. 1883 - 1886 (2011/06/20)
An enantioselective borane-mediated reduction of a variety of 2-haloketones with 10% spiroaminoborate ester 1 as catalyst is described. By a simple basic workup of 2-halohydrins, optically active epoxides are obtained in high yield and with excellent enantiopurity (up to 99% ee). Ring-opening of oxiranes with phenoxides or sodium azide is investigated under different reaction conditions affording nonracemic 1,2-hydroxy ethers and 1,2-azido alcohols with excellent enantioselectivity (99% ee) and in good to high chemical yield. 2011 American Chemical Society.