55409-09-1Relevant articles and documents
The Direct Conversion of α-Hydroxyketones to Alkynes
Ghiringhelli, Francesca,Nattmann, Lukas,Bognar, Sabine,Van Gemmeren, Manuel
, p. 983 - 993 (2019/01/24)
Alkynes are highly important functional groups in organic chemistry, both as part of target structures and as versatile synthetic intermediates. In this study, a protocol for the direct conversion of α-hydroxyketones to alkynes is reported. In combination with the variety of synthetic methods that generate the required starting materials by forming the central C-C bond, it enables a highly versatile fragment coupling approach toward alkynes. A broad scope for this novel transformation is shown alongside mechanistic insights. Furthermore, the utility of our protocol is demonstrated through its application in concert with varied α-hydroxyketone syntheses, giving access to a broad spectrum of alkynes.
Oxidation of secondary alcohols with phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of antimony(III) bromide or copper(II) bromide
Sayama, Shinsei,Onami, Tetsuo
, p. 2369 - 2373 (2007/10/03)
The oxidation of alcohols was carried out with phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of SbBr3 or CuBr2. 1,2-Diols, such as hydrobenzoin, were converted into 1,2-diketones or α-ketols without oxidative cleavage of the glycol C-C bond at room temperature. A variety of secondary alcohols were also oxidized to the corresponding carbonyl compounds in a chemoselective manner.
The reduction of α-silyloxy ketones using phenyldimethylsilyllithium
Fleming, Ian,Roberts, Richard S.,Smith, Stephen C.
, p. 1215 - 1228 (2007/10/03)
Phenyldimethylsilyllithium reacts with acyloin silyl ethers RCH(OSiMe3)COR 8 to give regiodefined silyl enol ethers RCH=C(OSiMe2Ph)R 9, and hence by hydrolysis ketones RCH2COR 10. The yields can be high but are usually moderate. The mechanism of this reduction is established to involve a Brook rearrangement (Scheme 6) rather than a Peterson elimination (Scheme 1). Although the mechanism appears to be the same in each case, the stereochemistries of the silyl enol ethers 9 are opposite in sense in the aromatic series (R = Ph, Scheme 7) and the aliphatic series (R = cyclohexyl, Scheme 8), with the major aromatic silyl enol ether being the thermodynamically less stable isomer E-PhCH=C(OSiMe2Ph)Ph E-9aa, and the major aliphatic silyl enol ether being the thermodynamically more stable isomer Z-c-C6H11CH= C(OSiMe2Ph)-c-C6H11 Z-9ba. This is a consequence of anomalous anti-Felkin attack in the aromatic series. The reaction with the silyl ether ButCH(OSiMe3)COPh 13b is normal in giving Z-ButCH= C(OSiMe2Ph)Ph Z-38 (Scheme 11), but reduction of the silyl ether 8a with lithium aluminium hydride is also anti-Felkin giving with high selectivity the meso diol PhCH(OH)CH(OH)Ph 39. The reaction between Phenyldimethylsilyllithium and the acyloin silyl ether 8d (R = But) does not give the ketone ButCH2COBut, but gives instead the anti-Felkin meso diol ButCHOHCHOHBut 40 also with high selectivity (Scheme 12). Silyllithium and some related reagents react with trifluoromethyl ketones 46 and 48 to give α,α-difluoro silyl enol ethers 47 and 49 (Scheme 14).
