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Highly diastereoselective desymmetrisation of cyclic meso-anhydrides and derivatisation to mono-protected 1,4-diols
Evans, Amanda C.,Longbottom, Deborah A.,Matsuoka, Masato,Ley, Steven V.
, p. 646 - 648 (2007/10/03)
A new and efficient desymmetrisation of bi- and tricyclic meso-anhydrides is described, providing good yields and diastereoselectivities in all cases (routinely >95% de). Derivatisation of the chiral compounds synthesised is then demonstrated by their conversion into mono-protected 1,4-diols.
