- Efficient synthesis of 3-sulfolenes from allylic alcohols and 1,3-dienes enabled by sodium metabisulfite as a sulfur dioxide equivalent
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We present herein an efficient and practical method for a gram scale synthesis of 3-sulfolenes using sodium metabisulfite as a safe, inexpensive, and easy to handle sulfur dioxide equivalent. Diversely-substituted 3-sulfolenes can be prepared by reacting a variety of 1,3-dienes or allylic alcohols with sodium metabisulfite in aqueous hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) or in aqueous methanol in the presence of potassium hydrogen sulfate. Advantageously, the method enables conversion of allylic alcohols directly to 3-sulfolenes, bypassing intermediate 1,3-dienes.
- Dang, Hang T.,Nguyen, Vu T.,Nguyen, Viet D.,Arman, Hadi D.,Larionov, Oleg V.
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p. 3605 - 3609
(2018/05/26)
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- Synthesis of functionalized epoxides by copper-catalyzed alkylative epoxidation of allylic alcohols with alkyl nitriles
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A copper-catalyzed oxyalkylation of allylic alcohols using nonactivated alkyl nitriles as reaction partners was developed. A sequence involving generation of an alkyl nitrile radical followed by its addition to a double bond and a copper-mediated formation of C(sp3)-O bond was proposed to account for the reaction outcome. The protocol provided an efficient route to functionalized tri- and tetrasubstituted epoxides via formation of a C(sp3)-C(sp3) and a C(sp3)-O bond with moderate to excellent diastereoselectivity.
- Bunescu, Ala,Wang, Qian,Zhu, Jieping
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p. 1890 - 1893
(2015/04/27)
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