DIANIONS OF N-MONOSUBSTITUTED-3-(PHENYLSULFONYL)PROPANAMIDES. CONVENIENT REAGENTS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF 5-ALKYL-2(5H)-FURANONES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1984.1359

Treatment of N-phenyl-3-(phenylsulfonyl)propanamide with 2 equiv. of butyllithium at -78 deg C afforded the dianion.Aldehydes and ketones upon treatment with the dianion provided stable γ-hydroxy amides, which were converted in good yields to 5-alkyl-2(5H)-furanones.Optically active (R)- and (S)-5-octyl-2(5H)-furanones, and (R)- and (S)-5-tridecyl-2(5H)-furanones were prepared from aldehydes and the dianions, derived from chiral N-monosubstituted-3-(phenylsulfonyl)propanamides.