Chiral 2-alkoxy-1,3-butadienes: synthesis and face-selectivity in Diels–Alder reactions
Abstract
Chiral 2-alkoxy-1,3-butadienes are prepared from chiral alcohols, prop-2-ynyltriphenylphosphonium bromide and aldehydes; they undergo [4 + 2] cycloadditions to carbo- and hetero-dienophiles with moderate to high face-selectivity.