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In the presence of a catalytic amount of TBAF (Bu4NF), dimethylsilyl enolates derived from acyclic ketones reacted with aldehydes to give syn,syn-1,3-diols 7a and 8a with moderate to high diastereoselectivity. The stereochemical outcome can be attributed to a syn-selective aldol reaction and the subsequent 1,2-syn-selective intramolecular reduction.
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