Synlett 2015; 26(13): 1872-1874
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1378725
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Diastereoselective Reduction of β-(1,3-Dioxan-4-yl)ketones

Akira Matsumoto
Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan   Email: asano.keisuke.5w@kyoto-u.ac.jp   Email: matsubara.seijiro.2e@kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Keisuke Asano*
Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan   Email: asano.keisuke.5w@kyoto-u.ac.jp   Email: matsubara.seijiro.2e@kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Seijiro Matsubara*
Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan   Email: asano.keisuke.5w@kyoto-u.ac.jp   Email: matsubara.seijiro.2e@kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Publication History

Received: 04 March 2015

Accepted after revision: 07 May 2015

Publication Date:
07 July 2015 (online)


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Abstract

Stereoselective reduction of β-(1,3-dioxan-4-yl)ketones is an important step in the efficient synthesis of chiral 1,3-polyols, a typical structure of polyketides. In this study, we carried out investigations to optimize the conditions for diastereoselective reduction.

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