Enantioselective addition of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol to aldehydes: preparation of 3-hydroxy-1-butynes

Org Lett. 2000 Dec 28;2(26):4233-6. doi: 10.1021/ol006791r.

Abstract

We report the first example of enantioselective aldehyde additions of 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol, a commodity bulk chemical that is readily available. Following a facile fragmentation reaction, the addition reactions provide access to optically active terminal acetylenes as useful building blocks for asymmetric synthesis.