1-Ethoxyvinyl 2-furoate, an efficient acyl donor for the lipase-catalyzed enantioselective desymmetrization of prochiral 2,2-disubstituted propane-1,3-diols and meso-1,2-diolsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: preparation of 1-ethoxyvinyl 2-furoate. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b0/b003871g/
Abstract
A novel acyl donor, 1-ethoxyvinyl 2-furoate, was found to produce the title reactions with high enantiotopic selectivity, high reactivity and stability of the products under various conditions.