Homoaldol and aldol reactions from common enolates and oxiranes: Reaction of reductively generated chromium enolates through cationic rearrangement

Hojo M; Sakata K; Maimaiti X; Ueno J; Nishikori H; Hosomi A

Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.2, 142-143, 2002

Hojo M, Sakata K, Maimaiti X, Ueno J, Nishikori H, Hosomi A

Enolates generated from alpha-bromo esters by the reduction with "Bu6CrLi3" react with oxiranes to afford gamma-hydroxy esters and beta-hydroxy esters, depending on the Lewis acid used as a promoter.