Diastereoselective conjugate addition to 3-(p-tolylsulphinyl)chromone: a route to chiral 2-substituted chroman-4-ones
Abstract
Conjugate addition of lithium dimethylcuprate to 3-(p-tolylsulphinyl)chromone (1) proceeds with at least 90% diastereoselectivity, and the products from (S)-(1) can be converted into chiral 2-methylchroman-4-one (–)-(16).