A stereodivergent asymmetric approach to difluorinated aldonic acids

Audouard, Christophe and Barsukov, Igor and Fawcett, John and Griffith, Gerry A and Percy, Jonathan and Pintat, Stephane and Smith, Clive A (2004) A stereodivergent asymmetric approach to difluorinated aldonic acids. Chemical Communications (13). pp. 1526-1527. ISSN 1359-7345 (https://doi.org/10.1039/B405067C)

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Abstract

A (bromodifluoromethyl)alkyne has been deployed in a stereoselective route to difluorinated aldonic acid analogues, in which a Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation reaction and diastereoisomer separation set the stage for phenyl group oxidation.