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Studies of the condensation of sulfones with ketones and aldehydes
Garst, Michael E.,Dolby, Lloyd J.,Esfandiari, Shervin,Okrent, Rachel A.,Avey, Alfred A.
, p. 553 - 556 (2007/10/03)
The condensation of ketones or aldehydes with sulfunes was shown to give a variety of products. Condensation of 2-methylcyclohexanone with dimethyl sulfone using potassium t-butoxide as base gave useful yields of 1,2- dimethylenecyclohexane. Under the same conditions, cycloheptanone, 3-methyl-2-butanone, and 2-bulanone were converted to dienes. Remarkably, these reaction conditions converted acetophenone into p-terphenyl (10%) and (E)-1,4-diphenyl-3-penten-1-one (44%). Propiophenone was converted to 2′-methyl-p-terphenyl (61%). Using α-tetralone produced 1-methynaphthalene and naphthalene. No reaction took place with β-tetralone. Using diethyl sulfone with α-tetralone lead to pure naphthalene. Condensation of isobutyraldehyde and dimethyl sulfone using potassium t-butoxide gave isoprene in low yield. Using benzaldehyde and benzyl phenyl sulfone in N,N-dimethylcinnamide gave 1,2-diphenyl-1- phenylsulfonylethylene, N,N-dimethylcinnamide, and a complex condensation product. Only 1,2-diphenyl-1-phenylsulfonylethylene was obtained when the solvent was THF.
