ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Tertiary Alcohols and Oxetenes Bearing a Difluoromethyl Group.

Abstract

Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Tertiary Alcohols and Oxetenes Bearing a Difluoromethyl Group. -Highly enantioselective ene-and [2 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions are developed starting from olefins or internal alkynes and halogenated pyruvates, respectively. -(AIKAWA, K.; YOSHIDA, S.; KONDO, D.; ASAI, Y.; MIKAMI*, K.; Org. Lett. 17 (2015) 20, 5108-5111, http://dx.