REVERSAL OF STEREOSELECTIVITY IN THE ALDOL REACTION OF BORON ENOLATE DERIVED FROM OPPOLZERS SULTAM WITH ALPHA,ALPHA-DIFLUORO AND ALPHA,ALPHA,ALPHA-TRIFLUORO CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS
Hexafluoroacetone causes the complete reversal of stereochemistry in the aldol reaction of boron enolate derived from Oppolzer's sultam in the absence of Lewis acids such as TiCl4. Trifluoroacetaldehyde and 2,2-difluoro-5-phenyl-1-pentanal cause partial reversal, giving a mixture of syn- and anti-aldols, This finding was extended to reactions of the boron enolate with phenylglyoxal and ethyl glyoxylate.