Preparation and Reactivity of Acyclic Chiral Allylzinc Species by a Zinc-Brook Rearrangement

Markus Leibeling, Khriesto A. Shurrush, Veronika Werner, Lionel Perrin, Ilan Marek

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Abstract

The zinc-Brook rearrangement of enantiomerically enriched α-hydroxy allylsilane produces a chiral allylzinc intermediate, which reacts with retention of configuration in the presence of an electrophile. Two remarkable features of this transformation are the stereochemical outcome during the formation of the allylzinc species and the complete stereocontrol in the organized six-membered transition state, which leads to an overall and complete transfer of chirality within the reaction sequence.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6057-6061
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2016

Keywords

  • Brook rearrangement
  • allylic compounds
  • chirality
  • olefins
  • zinc

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

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