An Acylative C-C Single-Bond Cleavage and a Self-Cyclization of Ethyl 2-(Trimethylsilylmethyl)penta-2,4-dienoate or Its Free Acid under Ritter Condition

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/bcsj.69.1409

An acylative C(3)-C(4)-bond cleavage of ethyl 4,5-disubstituted 2-(trimethylsilylmethyl)penta-2,4-dienoate occurred to give an ethyl 2-(2-oxoalkyl)acrylate by treatment with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid in nitriles. A self-cyclization also occurred to give a 5,5-disubstituted 3-methylenetetrahydrofuran-2-one when the reactions were carried out in bulky nitriles. Only self-cyclization proceeded when the corresponding 4,5-disubstituted 2-(trimethylsilylmethyl)penta-2,4-dienoic acid was treated in acetonitrile. The reaction mechanism is described.