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Methyl Radical Initiated Kharasch and Related Reactions
Tappin, Nicholas D. C.,Renaud, Philippe
supporting information, p. 275 - 282 (2020/12/07)
An improved procedure to run halogen atom and related chalcogen group transfer radical additions is reported. The procedure relies on the thermal decomposition of di-tert-butylhyponitrite (DTBHN), a safer alternative to the explosive diacetyl peroxide, to produce highly reactive methyl radicals that can initiate the chain process. This mode of initiation generates byproducts that are either gaseous (N2) or volatile (acetone and methyl halide) thereby facilitating greatly product purification by either flash column chromatography or distillation. In addition, remarkably simple and mild reaction conditions (refluxing EtOAc during 30 minutes under normal atmosphere) and a low excess of the radical precursor reagent (2 equivalents) make this protocol particularly attractive for preparative synthetic applications. This initiation procedure has been demonstrated with a broad scope since it works efficiently to add a range of electrophilic radicals generated from iodides, bromides, selenides and xanthates over a range of unactivated terminal alkenes. A diverse set of radical trap substrates exemplifies a broad functional group tolerance. Finally, di-tert-butyl peroxyoxalate (DTBPO) is also demonstrated as alternative source of tert-butoxyl radicals to initiate these reactions under identical conditions which gives gaseous by-products (CO2). (Figure presented.).
Multicomponent, Enantioselective Michael-Michael-Aldol-β-Lactonizations Delivering Complex β-Lactones
Van, Khoi N.,Romo, Daniel
supporting information, p. 632 - 643 (2018/01/27)
Optically active, tertiary amine Lewis bases react with unsaturated acid chlorides to deliver chiral, α,β-unsaturated acylammonium salts. These intermediates participate in a catalytic, enantioselective, three-component process delivering bi- and tricyclic β-lactones through a Michael-Michael-aldol-β-lactonization. In a single operation, the described multicomponent, organocascade process forms complex bi- and tricyclic β-lactones by generating four new bonds, two rings, and up to four contiguous stereocenters. In the racemic series, yields of 22-75% were achieved using 4-pyrrolidinopyridine as Lewis base. In the enantioselective series employing isothiourea catalysts, a kinetic resolution of the initially formed racemic Michael adduct appears operative, providing yields of 46% to quantitative (based on 50% max) with up to 94:6 er. Some evidence for a dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation for tricyclic-β-lactone 1d was obtained following optimization (yields up to 61%, 94:6 er) through a presumed reversible Michael.
Rate Constants for Chalcogen Group Transfers in Bimolecular Substitution Reactions with Primary Alkyl Radicals
Curran, Dennis P.,Martin-Esker, Amanda A.,Ko, Sung-Bo,Newcomb, Martin
, p. 4691 - 4695 (2007/10/02)
Rate constants for group transfers of the MeS, PhS, PhSe, and PhTe groups from chalcogen-substituted acetate, acetonitrile, malonate, and malononitrile compounds, from N-(phenylthio)phthalimide and from Me2S2 and Ph2S2 to primary alkyl radicals, have been determined by competition kinetics using PTOC esters as the radical precursors and competing trapping agents.Thio group transfers from malononitrile derivatives are marginally faster than the corresponding group transfer from the symmetrical disulfide, and the rate constant for PhSe group transfer from PhSeSePh isgreater than those from the derivatives studied here.Substituent effects suggest that the chalcogen transfer reactions may be concerted.For three cases in which direct comparisons can be made, the rate constants for reactions of phenylchalcogenides are approximately equal to those for halogen atom transfer when the chalcogen and halide are in the same row of the periodic table and the radical resulting from displacement is the same.The rate constants reported in this work will be useful for the rational design of synthetic schemes based on homolytic group transfer chemistry.
