77256-45-2Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Studies on the Lithiation, Borylation, and 1,2-Metalate Rearrangement of O-Cycloalkyl 2,4,6-Triisopropylbenzoates
Mykura, Rory C.,Songara, Pradip,Luc, Eugenia,Rogers, Jack,Stammers, Ellie,Aggarwal, Varinder K.
supporting information, p. 11436 - 11441 (2021/04/19)
A broad range of acyclic primary and secondary 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoate (TIB) esters have been used in lithiation-borylation reactions, but cyclic TIB esters have not. We have studied the use of cyclic TIB esters in lithiation-borylation reactions and looked at the effect of ring size (3- → 6-membered rings) on the three key steps of the lithiation-borylation protocol: deprotonation, borylation and 1,2-metalate rearrangement. Although all rings sizes could be deprotonated, the cyclohexyl case was impractically slow, and the cyclopentyl example underwent α-elimination faster than deprotonation at ?78 °C and so could not be used. Both cyclobutyl and cyclopropyl cases underwent rapid borylation, but only the cyclobutyl substrate underwent 1,2-metalate rearrangement. Thus, the cyclobutyl TIB ester occupies a “Goldilocks zone,” being small enough for deprotonation and large enough to enable 1,2-migration. The generality of the reaction was explored with a broad range of boronic esters.
Dipole-Stabilized Carbanions from Esters: α-Oxo Lithiations of 2,6-Substituted Benzoates of Primary Alcohols
Beak, Peter,Carter, Linda G.
, p. 2363 - 2373 (2007/10/02)
The synthetic utility of dipole-stabilized carbanions from esters is illustrated by the preparations, α-oxo lithiations, electrophilic substitutions, and cleavages of the 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoates and the 2,6-bis(dimethylamino)-3,5-diisopropylbenzoates of primary alcohols, 2 and 3, respectively.Typical electrophiles used in this methodology include primary alkyl halides, aldehydes, ketones, trimethylsilyl chloride, and tri-n-butyltin chloride.Cleavages of the substituted esters of 2 are accomplished with lithium aluminum hydride while hydrolyses of derivatives of3 can be achieved under acidic conditions.The 2,6-substitutions of 2 and 3 are considered to enforce orthogonality of the carbonyl group and the phenyl ring and thereby to inhibit addition to the carbonyl by the organolithium base used for the metalation by placing the substituents in the trajectory for nucleophilic addition along the LUMO of the carbonyl.The acidic hydrolysis of 3 under conditions where 2 is stable is attributed to protonation of the dimethylamino group which provides subsequent assistance for nucleophilic addition.These metalations provide the key steps in the preparation of secondary α-lithio alcohol synthetic equivalents from primary alcohols.Lithiation of 1'-methylbenzyl 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoate proceeds α to oxygen as expected, but attempts to prepare analogous unactivated tertiary α-lithio esters were unsuccessful.The lithiation of 2'-methoxyethyl 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoate is followed by elimination of methoxide and α-oxo metalation of the resulting vinyl ester.Lithiation of allyl 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoate provides 1-(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)-1,2-butanedione by rearrangement.
