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Diastereoselective Hydroxyethylation of β‐Hydroxyketones: A Reformatsky Cyclization‐Lactone Reduction Cascade Mediated by SmI2−H2O |
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| Authors: | Monserrat H. Gardu o‐Castro,David J. Procter |
| Affiliation: | Monserrat H. Garduño‐Castro,David J. Procter |
| Abstract: | The hydroxyethylation of β‐hydroxyketones allows diastereoselective access to important 1,3,5‐triols. The approach exploits a SmI2?H2O‐mediated Reformatsky cyclization‐lactone reduction cascade. |
| Keywords: | radicals samarium diiodide Reformatsky lactones cascade reactions |