One-pot desymmetrizing hydroformylation/carbonyl ene cyclization process: straightforward access to highly functionalized cyclohexanols.

Rapid access to highly functionalized alkylidene cyclohexanols through a one-pot desymmetrizing hydroformylation/carbonyl ene cyclization starting from simple bisalkenylcarbinols is reported. Mechanistic insight into the carbonyl ene reaction is given, highlighting the importance of hyperconjugative substituent effects.

Desymmetrizing hydroformylation with the aid of a planar chiral catalyst-directing group.

Desymmetrizing hydroformylation of bisalkenyl- and bisallylcarbinols could be achieved employing a chiral substrate-bound catalyst-directing group (o-DPPF) with excellent levels of diastereotopic alkene face and diastereotopic alkene group discrimination to give bifunctionalized chiral aldehydes in enantiomerically pure form.