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Synfacts 2011(11): 1224-1224  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289203
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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In-Promoted Approach to Synthetic Equivalents of Hydroxyacetone Enolates

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Nadja M. Barl
M. Bigovic, V. Maslak, Z. Tokic-Vujosevic, V. Divjakovic, R. N. Saicic*
University of Belgrade and University of Novi Sad, Serbia
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19 October 2011 (online)

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Herein, the authors describe the ­diastereoselective indium-promoted synthesis of anti-α,β-dihydroxy ketones protected as enol carbonates. These initial carbonates may either be deprotected, furnishing the free dihydroxy ­ketones, or be converted into the corresponding cyclic carbonates. Those protected forms give way to further synthetic manipulations.