Novel and stereospecific synthesis of (2S)-3-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)propane-1,2-diol from D-mannitol


Aktaş D., Fistikçi M., Gündoʇdu Ö., SEÇEN H., Şahin M. F., Altundaş R., ...More

Helvetica Chimica Acta, vol.98, no.8, pp.1127-1131, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 98 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/hlca.201500031
  • Journal Name: Helvetica Chimica Acta
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1127-1131
  • Hakkari University Affiliated: No

Abstract

A stereospecific synthesis of (2S)-3-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)propane-1,2-diol from D-mannitol has been developed. The reaction of 2,3-O-isopropylidene-D-glyceraldehyde with 2,4,5-trifluorophenylmagnesium bromide gave [(4R)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl](2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)methanol in 65% yield as a mixture of diastereoisomers (1-:-1). The Ph3P catalyzed reaction of the latter with C2Cl6 followed by reduction with Pd/C-catalyzed hydrogenation gave (2S)-3-(2,4,5-trifluorophenyl)propane-1,2-diol with >99% ee and 65% yield.