Diisobutylaluminum Hydride Reduction of Unsaturated Sylylcyanohydrins: A New Entry to Confertifolin

Abstract
A new entry to the drimane-related sesquiterpene Confertifolin is reported. The key step involves the conversion of a β-phenylthio-α, β-unsaturated ketone into the corresponding silylcyanohydrin followed by diisobutylaluminum hydride reduction to the homologous α,β-unsaturated aldehyde.

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