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Oxymetallation. Part 12. Further Syntheses of Monocyclic Peroxides via Peroxymercuriation
Bloodworth, A. J.,Khan, Jamil A.
, p. 2450 - 2457 (2007/10/02)
The scope of cycloperoxymercuriation as a route to monocyclic peroxides has been investigated by studying the reaction of mercury(II) nitrate with ten representative dienes plus hydrogen peroxide, and with two alkenyl hydroperoxides.By hydrogeno- and bromo-demercuriation of the resultant products, seven new methyl- and bromomethyl-substituted 1,2-dioxacyclo-pentanes and -hexanes have been prepared.The geometrical isomers of three of the 1,2-dioxacyclopentanes (4), (8), and (9) have been separated and assigned cis and trans configurations, and each of the four diastereoisomers of 4-bromo-3-bromomethyl-5-methyl-1,2-dioxacyclopentane (11) has been isolated.Two diastereoisomers of 4-bromo-6-bromomethyl-3-methyl-1,2-dioxacyclohexane (13) are formed and have been separated; their 1H n.m.r. spectra indicate that each has a chair conformation with equatorial methyl and bromomethyl groups, the stereoisomerism arising from the disposition of the bromine substituent.The by-products of peroxymercuriation-reduction have been shown to be unsaturated alcohols whose formation is strongly favoured where the cycloperoxymercurial contains an endocyclic mercurio-substituent.