Volume 52, Issue 42 pp. 11011-11015
Communication

Asymmetric Diboration of Terminal Alkenes with a Rhodium Catalyst and Subsequent Oxidation: Enantioselective Synthesis of Optically Active 1,2-Diols

Kenji Toribatake

Kenji Toribatake

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduated School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8603 (Japan) http://www.apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/06-II-1/nisilab/index.html

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Prof. Dr. Hisao Nishiyama

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Prof. Dr. Hisao Nishiyama

Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduated School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8603 (Japan) http://www.apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/06-II-1/nisilab/index.html

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First published: 02 September 2013
Citations: 115

This research was partly supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (No. 2562007).

Graphical Abstract

Pin it down: A highly enantioselective diboration of terminal alkenes with chiral 1 and bis(pinacolato)diboron (B2pin2) was realized. Subsequent oxidation of the diboron adducts with sodium peroxoborate readily gave the corresponding optically active 1,2-diols in high yields and high enantioselectivities.

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