Diastereoselectivity of allylations of enantiopure 3- and
4-substituted η4-(1Z)-(sulfinyldienal)iron(0) tricarbonyl complexes is dependent on the
nature of the alkyl substituent.
For 1-sulfinyl-1,3-pentadien-5-al iron complexes
(11a−d), the aldehyde predominately
reacts
through the s-cis conformer, with diastereoselectivites as high as 95:5
(for homoallylic alcohol
13d). For 3-formyl-1-sulfinyl-1,3-butadiene iron
complexes (12a,b), the aldehyde
predominately reacts through the s-trans conformer (diastereomer ratio for
homoallylic alcohol, 14b,
89:11).