Practical radical cyclisations leading to the construction of near-stereopure quaternary carbon stereogenic centres
Abstract
The 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl auxiliary is effective in directing bromopropargyloxy additions to the olefinic bonds of vinylogous esters/carbonates; in the presence of AIBN and 1-ethylpiperidinium hypophosphite, the adducts undergo highly stereoselective reductive radical cyclisations in which quaternary carbon stereogenic centres are generated.