Synthesis 1991; 1991(12): 1171-1172
DOI: 10.1055/s-1991-28413
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Phenylboronic Acid as a Template in the Diels-Alder Reaction

Koichi Narasaka* , Satoru Shimada, Kazuhiko Osoda, Nobuharu Iwasawa
  • *Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
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29 April 2002 (online)

The Diels-Alder reaction of anthrone or 3-hydroxy-2-pyrone and methyl 4-hydroxy-2-butenoate proceeds efficiently by the use of phenylboronic acid as a template, giving the cycloadducts with high regio- and stereoselectivity.

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