Tetrahedron Letters

Synthesis and stereoselective aldol reaction of dihydroxyacetone derivatives

KS Kim, SD Hong

Index: Soo Kim, Kwan; Don Hong, Sung Tetrahedron Letters, 2000 , vol. 41, # 31 p. 5909 - 5913

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Citation Number: 32

Abstract

Efficient synthetic methods for 1, 3-di-O-benzyldihydroxyacetone (3) and 1, 3-O- cyclohexylidenedihydroxyacetone (8) were developed. TiCl4-mediated aldol reaction of the silyl enol ether of 3 with aldehydes gave syn aldol products while the reaction of the silyl