Expedient Approach to Chiral Cyclobutanones:  Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclobut-G

Benjamin Darses, Andrew Greene, Susannah Coote, Jean-Francois Poisson

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Abstract

An efficient one-pot asymmetric synthesis of cyclobutanones from chiral enol ethers is described. The approach is illustrated with alkyl- and functionalized alkyl-substituted enol ethers (nine examples). A new enantioselective synthesis of cyclobut-G (Lobucavir) could thus be achieved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)821-824
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume10
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Feb 2008

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