Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, UNICAMP C.P. 6154, 13084-971, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Abstract:
The dihydroxylation of unsaturated aldol adducts with catalytic OsO4 and NMO occurs under very mild conditions and with moderate to excellent levels of diastereoselectivity to give trisubstituted γ-butyrolactone derivatives.