Propargylic alcohols chiral formation,

The formation of chiral allenes from centrochiral propargylic alcohol derivatives and organocopper reagents, e.g., the conversion of (/ )-l-cthynylpentyl acetate to allene 928. 

The high synthetic utility of alcohols 38 stems from the fact that terminal alkynes are among the most versatile functional groups for the further elaboration of a carbon skeleton. Asymmetric synthesis of alcohols 38 from aldehydes with the concurrent formation of the two stereogenic C atoms has been accomplished mainly by two methods. The first features synthesis of chiral nonracemic allenylmetal compounds from the corresponding chiral nonracemic propargyl alcohols and addition of the former to aldehydes [26] and the second method in-... 

Isomerization of chiral propargyl alcohols.1 The isomerization of chiral alcohols of the type RCHOHC,=C(CH2)nCH3 to terminal acetylenic alcohols, RCHOH(CH2)n + 1C=CH, in the presence of KAPA occurs with no significant loss of enantiomeric purity. Evidently, formation of the alkoxide suppresses racemization. Retention of configuration is observed even when the triple bond moves through several methylene groups. 

General. Chiral 2-bromo-l,3-bis(4-methylphenyl sulfonyl)-4,5-diphenyl- 1,3,2-diazaborolidine (1) is used to control the stereochemistry of enantioselective aromatic Claisen rearrangements, allylations of aldehydes, aldol reactions, and formation of chiral propa-l,2-dienyl and propargyl alcohols. Included is the discussion of both the R,R) and the (5,5) chiral controllers. 

Formation of Chiral Propa-l,2-dienyl and Propargyl Alcohols. Reaction of bromoborane R,R)- with propadienyltri-... 

As the integrity of chiral alcohols are retained in the phase-transfer catalysed O-alkylation, the procedure is valuable for the synthesis of chiral ethers under mild conditions as, for example, in the preparation of alkoxyallenes via the initial formation of chiral propargyl ethers [8]. It has been proposed that a combination of 18-crown-6 and tetra-n-butylammonium iodide provide the best conditions for the O-benzylation of diethyl tartrate with 99% retention of optical purity [9]. 

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