Dispiroketals in synthesis. Part 25.¹ Further reactions of dispiroketal protected glycolate to afford optically active 1,2,3,4-tetraols

Abstract

Glycolic acid can be converted to optically active 1,2,3,4-tetraols using a dispiroketal unit as a protecting group and chiral auxiliary. Aldol reactions of dispiroketal protected glycolate with aldehydes afford one diastereoisomer preferentially with two newly formed stereogenic centres. To extend the polyol chain, the carbonyl group of the aldol product is converted to a vinyl ether by the Tebbe reagent after protection of the free alcohol. A subsequent hydroboration–oxidation protocol affords the dispiroketal protected tetraol. The final deprotection of the tetraol occurs selectively without epimerisation or migration of the silyloxy protecting groups.

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