title: Highly diastereoselective hydrosilylations of allylic alcohols.
abstract: The highly syn-selective hydrosilylation of allylic alcohols was developed which, following oxidation, provided 1,3 alcohols containing two contiguous stereocentres. Through judicious choice of silane the complementary anti-selective hydrosilylation was also developed. This protocol was applied to the synthesis of an all syn polyketide stereotriad.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland. m.cook@qub.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cook