Vichai ReutrakulJaray JaratjaroonphongPatoomratana TuchindaChutima KuhakarnPalangpon KongsaereeSamran PrabpaiManat PohmakotrMahidol University2018-08-202018-08-202006-07-03Tetrahedron Letters. Vol.47, No.27 (2006), 4753-4757004040392-s2.0-33744532073https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/23008The reaction of an (E)-samarium dienolate, generated by the regioselective reductive cleavage of a phenylsulfonyl activated cyclopropyl ketone with samarium(II) iodide, with aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes gives the 2-substituted anti-1,3-diol monoester derivatives, stereoselectively, in good to excellent yields. The results represent the first report of a dienolate in the aldol-Tishchenko reaction and also provide an optically active polyol with (R)-glyceraldehyde. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Mahidol UniversityBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyChemistryPharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.04.091