title: A novel AlEt3-promoted tandem reductive rearrangement of 1-benzyloxy-2,3-epoxides: new route to 2-quaternary 1,3-diol units.
abstract: A novel and highly stereoselective tandem rearrangement-reduction reaction of 1-benzyloxy-2,3-epoxide, under the promotion of triethylaluminum (AlEt3), has been developed to construct a quaternary stereocenter and the hydroxymethyl attached to the carbon center in one-step.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
authors.forename: De Run
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Wu Jiong
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Yong Qiang
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Tu
authors.forename: Fu Min
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi