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α-Thio-substituted Ketones as Precursors of Olefins via Oxathiolanes: Benzyl as Protecting Group
Brown, Michael D.,Whitham, Gordon H.
, p. 817 - 822 (2007/10/02)
The feasibility of a regiospecific synthesis of tetrasubsituted olefins starting from protected α-thiol substituted ketones has been demonstrated by three examples.The approach (see Scheme) involves: S-activated alkylation (i), carbonyl addition of an organometallic reagent (ii), deprotection (iii), formation of a 2-phenyloxathiolane (iv), and base-promoted cycloelimination (v).An unsatisfactory feature is the lack of stereochemical control in step (ii).An attempt to telescope steps (iii) and (iv) by sequential Pummerer reaction-cyclisation at the β-benzylthio alcohol stage was unsuccessful.
