Benzcatechinborane → HCID 86691579, compound

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Reaction Steps

Ethyl 2-(3-methyl-1-(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)-2-oxoacetate (1.31 g, 3.3 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (20 mL) and cooled to −40° C. After stirring for 20 minutes, (R)-(+)-2-Methyl-CBS-oxazaborolidine (219 mg, 7.5 mmol) and catecholborane (750 μL, 7.04 mmol) were added and the mixture stirred at −40° C. After 2 hrs at −40° C. the reaction was quenched by the addition of 15% Na2CO3 (12 mL) and the mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature. The mixture was washed with 15% Na2CO3 (8×12 mL) and saturated NH4Cl (24 mL), organic layer was dried with sodium sulfate, filtered and concentrated in vacuo. Chromatography using silica gel using EtOAc in hexanes produced the desired (S)-ethyl 2-hydroxy-2-(3-methyl-1-(trifluoromethylsulfonyloxy)naphthalen-2-yl)acetate. 1H-NMR: 400 MHz, (CDCl3): δ 8.08-8.06 (m, 1H); 7.81-7.79 (m, 1H); 7.69 (s, 1H); 7.60-7.57 (m, 2H); 5.81-5.80 (m, 1H); 4.35-4.19 (m, 2H); 3.42 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H); 2.50 (s, 3H); 1.21 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 3H).

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