S. Blumberg, S. Martin
Jul 25, 2020
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Arkivoc
Abstract
K3Fe(CN)6 and NaIO4 serve as catalytic co-oxidants for osmium-catalyzed dihydroxylations that are performed under near-neutral conditions with K2S2O8 as the stoichiometric oxidant and Na2HPO4 as the base. By using either quinuclidine or hydroquinidine 1,4-phthalazinediyl ether [(DHQD)2Phal], good yields of racemic or enantioenriched diols are obtained. This simple, biphasic procedure offers advantages over other neutral dihydroxylation protocols that use N-methylmorpholine oxide as the stoichiometric oxidant, by suppressing the secondary catalytic cycle that leads to reduced enantioselectivities. The utility of the procedure, which is nicely suited for base-labile starting materials or products, is demonstrated by performing the dihydroxylation in the presence of an aliphatic aldehyde moiety.