Tetrahedron letters

Syn-Oxidative cyclizations of trishomoallylic alcohols: Stereoselective and stereospecific synthesis of trans-tetrahydropyranyl alcohols

FE McDonald, AD Singhi

Index: McDonald, Frank E.; Singhi, Aatur D. Tetrahedron Letters, 1997 , vol. 38, # 44 p. 7683 - 7686

Full Text: HTML

Citation Number: 19

Abstract

Trifluoroacetylperrhenate promotes the hydroxyl-directed syn-oxidative cyclization of trishomoallylic alcohols. The cyclization reaction is highly stereospecific and stereoselective, providing a novel and efficient synthesis of trans-2, 6-disubstituted tetrahydropyranyl alcohols.