title: Aldol reactions between L-erythrulose derivatives and chiral alpha-amino and alpha-fluoro aldehydes: competition between Felkin-Anh and Cornforth transition states.
abstract: Both matched and mismatched diastereoselection have been observed in aldol reactions of a boron enolate of a protected L-erythrulose derivative with several chiral alpha-fluoro and alpha-amino aldehydes. Strict adherence to the Felkin-Anh model for the respective transition structures does not account satisfactorily for all the observed results, as previously observed in the case of alpha-oxygenated aldehydes. In some cases, only the Cornforth model provides a good explanation. The factors that influence this dichotomy are discussed and a general mechanistic model is proposed for aldol reactions with alpha-heteroatom-substituted aldehydes. Additional support for the model was obtained from density functional calculations.
authors.affiliation: Department de Q. Inorgánica y Orgánica, University Jaume I, Avda. Sos Baynat s/n, 12071 Castellón, Spain.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Díaz-Oltra
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carda
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murga
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Falomir
authors.forename: J Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Marco