Chemistry of 1,3-Glycol Derivatives. IV. Mechanism of the Solvolyses of 2,4-Pentanediol Derivatives and the Reactions of the Proposed Intermediate Acetoxonium Ions with Carbanions and Hydride

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.55.177

Regio- and stereochemical studies of the solvolyses of various kinds of 2,4-pentanediol derivatives, including 2-acetoxy-4-tosylates, cyclic orthoformates and orthoacetates, have been done and the previously proposed mechanism has been partially revised. The reactions of the proposed intermediate acetoxonium ions with carbanions and with a hydride ion have also been studied.