Abstract
Aldehydes, but not ketones, are converted to α-hydroxystannanes via the corresponding silyl ethers in good to excellent yields by Bu4NCN catalyzed addition of Bu3SnSiMe3 and hydrolytic isolation. Modest asymmetric induction was observed using a chiral quaternary ammonium cyanide catalyst.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4081-4084 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 13 1994 |
Keywords
- chiral induction
- stannylhydrin
- tin
- trimethyl(tributylstannyl)silane
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry