Synthetic utilization of highly stereoselective conjugate addition reactions of phosphorus and sulfur stabilized allylic carbanions

Richard Freeman, Richard K. Haynes, Wendy A. Loughlin, Craig Mitchell, John V. Stokes

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Abstract

The completely stereoselective formation of a syn vinylic phosphine oxide from the conjugate addition of lithiated (E)-butenyldiphenyIphosphine oxide to cyclopentenone has been extended to enant-iomerically pure (S)-tert-butyl-(E)-but-2-enylphenylphosphine oxide to provide enantiomerically pure conjugate addition products with cyclic enones. A completely new preparation of the enantiomerically pure phosphine oxide, and exploitation of the conjugate addition reaction of the lithiated reagent with 2-methylcyclopent-2-enone in the synthesis of a vitamin D precursor is described. A novel NMR assay method for determining enantiomeric purity of the phosphine oxide is also described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)647-654
Number of pages8
JournalPure and Applied Chemistry
Volume65
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01 Jan 1993

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