Lithiated γ-O-functionalized propyl phenyl sulfides and sulfones of the type Li[CH(SOxPh)CH2CH2OR] (x=0, 2). [Li{CH(SPh)CH2CH2Ot-Bu}(tmeda)] – A structurally characterized organolithium inner complex
作者:Michael Block、Matthias Linnert、Santiago Gómez-Ruiz、Dirk Steinborn
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.05.035
日期:2009.9
Lithiation of O-functionalized alkyl phenyl sulfides PhSCH2CH2CH2OR (R = Me, 1a; i-Pr, 1b; t-Bu, 1c; CPh3, 1d) with n-BuLi/tmeda in n-pentane resulted in the formation of alpha-and ortho-lithiated compounds [LiCH(SPh)CH2CH2OR}(tmeda)] (alpha-2a-d) and [Lio-C6H4SCH2CH2CH2OR)(tmeda)] o-2a-d), respectively, which has been proved by subsequent reaction with n-Bu3SnCl yielding the requisite stannylated gamma-OR-functionalized propyl phenyl sulfides n-Bu3SnCH(SPh)CH2CH2OR (alpha-3a-d) and n-Bu3Sn(o-C6H4SCH2CH2CH2OR) (o-3a-d). The a/ortho ratios were found to be dependent on the sterical demand of the substituent R. Stannylated alkyl phenyl sulfides alpha-3a-c were found to react with n-BuLi/tmeda and n-BuLi yielding the pure a-lithiated compounds alpha-2a-c and [LiCH(SPh)CH2CH2OR}] (alpha-4a-b), respectively, as white to yellowish powders. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of [LiCH(SPh) CH(2)CH(2)Ot- Bu}(tmeda)] (alpha-2c) exhibited a distorted tetrahedral coordination of lithium having a chelating tmeda ligand and a C, O coordinated organyl ligand. Thus, alpha-2c is a typical organolithium inner complex. Lithiation of O-functionalized alkyl phenyl sulfones PhSO2CH2CH2CH2OR (R = Me, 5a; i-Pr, 5b; CPh3, 5c) with n-BuLi resulted in the exclusive formation of the a-lithiated products Li[CH(SO2Ph)CH2CH2OR] (6a-c) that were found to react with n-Bu3SnCl yielding the requisite alpha-stannylated compounds n-Bu3SnCH(SO2Ph) CH2CH2OR (7a-c). The identities of all lithium and tin compounds have been unambiguously proved by NMR spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 119Sn). (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.