title: Synthesis and trimethylaluminum additions on gamma-hydroxy-delta-sulfinyl and sulfonyl enoates.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The stereoselective synthesis of epimeric (R)- and (S)-gamma-hydroxy-delta-p-tolylsulfinyl (or sulfonyl) enoates is reported. Reaction with AlMe3 occurred exclusively at the ester group allowing a clean and high-yielding access to enantiopure 1,4-diols bearing a tertiary carbinol.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Orgánica (C-I), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain. carmen.carrenno@uam.es
authors.forename: M Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Carreño
authors.forename: M Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sanz-Cuesta
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Colobert
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solladié