Division of Applied Science, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Cheongryang P.O. Box 131, Seoul 130-650, Korea
Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejon 305-701, Korea
Abstract:
A convenient procedure for preparation of the title compound of ≥99% ee starting from 1-(2,3-difluoro-6-nitrophenoxy)-2-propanone (3) is presented. The key reaction is the intramolecular cyclization reaction in the presence of zinc chloride.