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N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Alkenes/ α-Bromoacetophenones with Aldehydes: A Facile Entry to α,β-Epoxy Ketones
Reddi, Rambabu N.,Prasad, Pragati K.,Sudalai, Arumugam
, p. 14150 - 14153 (2015)
A novel, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed direct oxidative coupling of styrenes with aldehydes has been described for the synthesis of α,β-epoxy ketones in good yields. This unprecedented regioselective oxidative coupling employs NBS/DBU/DMSO (DBU=1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4. 0] undec-7-ene, DMSO=dimethylsulfoxide, NBS=N-bromosuccinimide) as an oxidative system at ambient conditions. Additionally, first NHC-catalyzed Darzens reaction of α-bromoketones and aldehydes under mild reaction conditions has also been described. Interestingly, mechanistic studies have revealed the preferred reactivity of NHC with alkene/α-bromoketone rather than aldehydes, thus proceeding via the ketodeoxy Breslow intermediate.