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°C to afford the known14 ketone 8 as a white solid in 84% yield;
mp 73-74 °C, (no lit. melting point14); purity by GC ) 98.4%
(tR ) 32.29 min; final temperature ) 220 °C, injector temper-
ature ) 220 °C).
3-Meth yl-1-p h en yl-2-bu ta n on e (10). According to the
general procedure the reaction mixture was heated for 24 h
at 50 °C to afford the known15 ketone 10 as a clear oil in 56%
yield: purity by GC ) 98.2% (tR ) 20.75 min; heating rate )
5 °C per min; detector temperature ) 200 °C).
3,4-O-Isop r op ylid en e-1-p h en yl-2-bu ta n on e (12). Accord-
ing to the general procedure the reaction mixture was heated
for 0.75 h at 50 °C to afford ketone 12 as a clear oil in 66%
yield. Chiral shift study using Eu(hfc)3 showed the product to
be racemic: purity by GC ) 88.9% (tR ) 21.30 min; injector
temperature ) 170 °C, detector temperature ) 225 °C); 1H
NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3)δ 7.29-7.12 (m, 5H), 4.45 (dd, J ) 7.7,
5.6 Hz, 1H), 4.09 (dd, J ) 8.7, 7.7 Hz, 1H), 3.95 (dd, J ) 8.7,
5.6 Hz, 1H), 3.85 (ABq, J ) 15.4 Hz, ∆ν ) 26.1 Hz, 2H), 1.44
(s, 3H), 1.34 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3)δ 207.7, 133.2,
129.6, 128.6, 127.0, 111.0, 79.9, 66.4, 45.4, 26.0, 25.0; IR (neat)
2988, 1721, 1373, 1151, 1066 cm-1; MS (CI, NH3) m/z 221 (100,
MH+), 101 (23); HRMS calcd for C13H17O3 (M+H) 221.1177,
found 221.1170.
2-(4-Meth oxyp h en yl)a cetop h en on e (17c). According to
the general procedure the reaction mixture was heated for 48
h at 50 °C to afford the known18 ketone 17c as clear plates in
63% yield: mp 93-94 °C, (lit.18 95.5-96 °C); purity by GC )
98.4% (tR ) 27.34 min; detector temperature ) 200 °C).
2-(4-Ch lor op h en yl)a cetop h en on e (17e). According to the
general procedure the reaction mixture was heated for 40 h
at 60 °C to afford the known18 ketone 17e as clear plates in
81% yield: mp 129-130 °C, (lit.18 137.5-139 °C); purity by
GC ) 95.9% (tR ) 25.72 min; final temperature ) 200 °C).
Gen er a l P r oced u r e for th e P r ep a r a tion of Keton es
17d a n d 19. The aldehyde (18 or 15d , 4.0 mmol) was added
to toluenesulfonhydrazide (0.745 g, 4.0 mmol) in absol ethanol
(20 mL), and the resulting solution was stirred at room
temperature for 40 min. A solution of 2 M sodium ethoxide
(20 mL, freshly prepared from sodium and ethanol) was then
added, the resulting solution was heated to 55 °C, and
aldehyde 15a or 15c (2.0 mmol) was added. The reaction was
protected from light and stirred at 55 °C for the time indicated
in each experimental (the light red color of the aryldiaz-
omethane had disappeared). Workup and chromatography as
noted above afforded products 17d and 19 in the yields
indicated.
2-P ip er on yla cetop h en on e (17d ). According to the general
procedure the reaction mixture was heated for 48 h at 50 °C
to afford the known19 ketone 17d as a clear oil in 52% yield:
purity by GC ) 96.1% (tR ) 26.38 min; final temperature )
220 °C, injector temperature ) 185 °C).
1,4-Dip h en yl-2-bu ta n on e (14). Heated for 6 h at 60 °C to
afford the known16 ketone 14 as a white solid 44% yield: mp
o
41-43 C, (lit.16b 41-42 °C); purity by GC ) 99.9% (tR ) 21.57
min; final temperature ) 220 °C, injector temperature ) 220
°C).
2-(2,3,4-Tr im et h oxyp h en yl)-4-m et h oxya cet op h en on e
(19). According to the general procedure the reaction mixture
was heated for 39 h at 50 °C; white solid, mp 80-85 °C; 60%
yield; purity by GC ) 99.9% (tR ) 24.43 min; heating rate )
20 °C per min; final temperature ) 250 °C, injector temper-
2-P h en yla cetop h en on e (17a ). According to the general
procedure the reaction mixture was heated for 48 h at 55 °C
to afford the known7,17 ketone 17a as a white needles (ethanol)
in 42% yield: mp 54-55 °C, (lit.7 55-56 °C); purity by GC )
99.9% (tR ) 21.12 min; final temperature ) 220 °C, injector
temperature ) 170 °C, detector temperature ) 250 °C).
2-(4-Meth ylp h en yl)a cetop h en on e (17b). According to the
general procedure the reaction mixture was heated for 48 h
at 50 °C to afford the known18 ketone 17b as clear plates in
1
ature ) 220 °C); H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3)δ 8.00 (dm, J )
9.2 Hz, 2H), 6.93 (dm, J ) 8.7 Hz, 2H), 6.47 (s, 2H), 4.16 (s,
2H), 3.86 (s, 3H), 3.82 (s, 6H), 3.81 (s, 3H); 13C NMR (75 MHz,
CDCl3)δ 196.1, 163.6, 153.3, 136.8, 130.9, 130.5, 129.6, 113.8,
106.4, 60.8, 56.1, 55.4, 45.4; IR (KBr) 2935, 2834, 1675, 1596,
1509, 1122 cm-1; MS (EI, 70 eV) m/z 316(14, M+), 181 (15),
135 (100); HRMS calcd for C18H20O5 316.1311, found 316.1301.
o
88% yield: mp 95-96 C, (lit.18 97.5-99 °C); purity by GC )
99.9% (tR ) 37.46 min; detector temperature ) 200 °C).
Ack n ow led gm en t. We thank The National Science
Foundation CHE-9528266 for financial support.
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Su p p or tin g In for m a tion Ava ila ble: Copies of 1H and 13C
NMR spectra for compounds 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 17a -e, and 19.
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