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4.2 – <strong>Carbasugar</strong> synthesis<br />

Ox*<br />

Ox*<br />

mCPBA, CH 2 Cl 2<br />

O<br />

OH 0 °C<br />

OH<br />

OH<br />

213 216<br />

OH<br />

quant.<br />

Scheme 4.20 – epoxidation of allylic alcohol<br />

Pleasingly, complete facial selectivity was observed without the need for optimisation;<br />

the epoxide is isolated cleanly from the reductive workup without the need for further<br />

purification. In keeping with the protecting group strategy, epoxide 216 was<br />

benzylated.<br />

Ox*<br />

Ox*<br />

Ox*<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

216<br />

OH<br />

NaH (2.4 eq), BnBr<br />

Bu 4 NI (cat), DMF<br />

O<br />

OBn<br />

291<br />

O<br />

OH<br />

OBn<br />

68%<br />

OBn<br />

10%<br />

292<br />

NaH, BnBr, Bu 4 NI<br />

DMF<br />

35% (55% conv)<br />

Scheme 4.21 – benzylation<br />

When using a slight excess of sodium hydride, monobenzyl ether 291 – identified by<br />

1 H- 1 H correlation spectroscopy – was isolated with moderate selectivity. With no clear<br />

use for this alcohol it was re-subjected <strong>to</strong> the reaction conditions, returning mainly the<br />

desired dibenzyl ether 292, with some mono-benzylated starting material recovered.<br />

4.2.6.b Dihydroxylation of the allylic alcohol<br />

<strong>The</strong> anti-selectivity in the osmylation of cyclic and acyclic allylic alcohols was<br />

discovered in the labora<strong>to</strong>ries of Kishi 191 and has been borne out by the research of a<br />

number of other groups. 192 <strong>The</strong> Kishi model <strong>to</strong> rationalise the stereochemical outcome<br />

assumes a transition state resembling the ground state of the alkene which is governed<br />

by allylic (1,3) strain.<br />

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