Santra Soumava, Masalov Nikolai, Epstein Oleg L, Cha Jin Kun
Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA.
Org Lett. 2005 Dec 22;7(26):5901-4. doi: 10.1021/ol0525157.
[reaction: see text] Diastereoselective reductive coupling reactions of omega-vinyl tethered cyclic imides are achieved by a preexisting stereocenter at an allylic position. Particularly noteworthy is the effective use of a 1:2 mixture of Ti(O-i-Pr)4 and n-BuLi to afford the N-acylhemiaminal products in good yields.