Intramolecular alkoxycarbonylation of
tungsten-propargylcompounds proceeds with excellent diastereoselectivities to form
3-
- and -
-lactones but for
-lactones. With OSi(
t-Bu)Me
2substituted for an
-hydroxygroup
, 3-
-lactones are stereoselectivelyformed with
syn stereoselection
.An optically active
tungsten
3-
-lactoneis prepared from
D-(+)-xylose to illustrate thestereochemical effect of OSi(
t-Bu)Me
2.All these
3-
-, -
-, and-
-lactones are converted to allyl anions that react
insitu with aldehydes and ketones to produce various
-(hydroxylalkyl)-
-methylene-
-lactones with gooddiastereoselectivity. This reaction is also applied to thesynthesisof chiral
-methylene butyrolactones. Organic carbonyls add tothe
-allyl groups of
3-
- and -
-lactonesoppositethe
tungsten fragment, whereas additions occur from the metal side for
3-
-lactones. The stereochemicalcoursesof these reactions are discussed in detail. These two
tungsten-promoted reactions efficiently effectstereoselectivetransformation of chloroalkynols to complex
-methylene-
-lactones,which are useful materials for syntheses oftrisubstituted 1,3-, 1,4-, and 1-5-diols.