Abstract
The completely stereoselective formation of a syn vinylic phosphine oxide from the conjugate addition of lithiated (E)-butenyldiphenyIphosphine oxide to cyclopentenone has been extended to enant-iomerically pure (S)-tert-butyl-(E)-but-2-enylphenylphosphine oxide to provide enantiomerically pure conjugate addition products with cyclic enones. A completely new preparation of the enantiomerically pure phosphine oxide, and exploitation of the conjugate addition reaction of the lithiated reagent with 2-methylcyclopent-2-enone in the synthesis of a vitamin D precursor is described. A novel NMR assay method for determining enantiomeric purity of the phosphine oxide is also described.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 647-654 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |