A Novel Aldol Condensation Alternative:α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes from 3-Hydroxy-1-alkynes via Dihydrodioxepins
作者:Heng-xu Wei、Manfred Schlosser
DOI:10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(19980904)4:9<1738::aid-chem1738>3.0.co;2-p
日期:1998.9.4
The controlled aldol condensation between an aliphatic ketone and an acetaldehyde equivalent remains a challenge. One solution to this evergreen problem consists of the nucleophilic addition of acetylene to the ketone and the subsequent isomerization of the resulting 3-hydroxy-1-alkyne to the corresponding 2-alkenal. So far, however, the latter step could only be executed with acid-insensitive substrates. We now present a milder, three-step method which extends the scope of the procedure considerably. In the first step, the 3-hydroxy-1-alkynes are converted into 2-propynyl ethylene glycol monoethers; these then undergo base-catalyzed cyclization to give the dihydro-1,4-dioxepins, which are hydrolyzed in acidic medium in the third and final step.