Trifluoromethanesulfonic (triflic) acid catalyzed transformations of .alpha.-hydroxy carbonyl compounds
作者:George A. Olah、An Hsiang Wu
DOI:10.1021/jo00007a048
日期:1991.3
Triflic acid catalyzed reaction of 2-hydroxy-2-adamantanecarboxylic acid results via ionizative decarbonylation in the formation of adamantonone. Under carbon monoxide pressure pinacol-type rearrangement gives 4,5-homoadamantanedione. Reaction of a series of alpha-hydroxy ketones result in fragmentation, deprotonation, and cyclization, respectively. The reactions and their suggested mechanism are discussed.