The apple leaf midge and raspberry cane midge pheromones have been found to be acetoxyheptadecenone and acetoxyundecanone, respectively, and uses for the related C9-19 oxoalkyl or oxoalkenyl molecules substituted with a lower alkanoyloxy group are provided, including monitoring population levels of the midge and control of midge populations by disrupting mating patterns.
A heterogeneous gold(I)-catalyzed regioselective hydration of propargyl acetates toward α-acyloxy methyl ketones
作者:Yingying Du、Fang Yao、Rongli Zhang、Mingzhong Cai
DOI:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2020.121136
日期:2020.3
heterogeneous gold(I)-catalyzed regioselective hydration of propargylacetates has been developed that proceeds smoothly in 1,4-dioxane at room temperature in the presence of 1 mol% diphenylphosphine-modified MCM-41-anchored gold(I) complex [Ph2P-MCM-41-AuSbF6] as catalyst and provides an efficient and practical approach for the synthesis of a variety of α-acyloxy methyl ketones with high atom economy
Reported here for the first time is the iodobenzene-catalyzed alpha-oxidation of ketones, in which diacyloxy(phenyl)-lambda3-iodanes generated in situ act as real oxidants of ketones and m-chloroperbenzoic acid serves as a terminal oxidant. Oxidation of a ketone with m-chloroperbenzoic acid in acetic acid in the presence of a catalytic amount of iodobenzene, BF3.Et2O, and water at room temperature under argon affords an alpha-acetoxy ketone in good yield. p-Methyl- and p-chloroiodobenzene also serve as efficient catalysts in this direct oxidation. We found that when the reaction was carried out in the absence of a catalytic amount of iodobenzene, Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of a ketone took place. It is noted that use of water and BF3.Et2O is crucial to the success of this alpha-acetoxylation.
Oxidation of Allenes and Alkynes with Hydrogen Peroxide Catalyzed by Cetylpyridinium Peroxotungstophosphate (PCWP)
The oxidation of allenes and alkynes with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by peroxotungstophosphate (PCWP) was examined. A variety of allenes were first converted into the corresponding alpha-ethoxy ketones upon treatment with 35% H2O2 under the influence of PCWP in a mixed solvent consisting of ethanol and dichloromethane. When the reaction was carried out using tert-butyl alcohol as a solvent, approximately a 1:1 regioisomeric mixture of alpha-hydroxy ketones was obtained along with a small amount of alpha-tert-butoxy ketone. Oxidation of internal alkynes such as 4-octyne by the PCWP-H2O2 system under phase-transfer conditions using chloroform produced alpha,beta-epoxy ketones in good yields. The same reaction in a mixed solvent of ethanol and chloroform gave alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones rather than alpha,beta-epoxy ketones. Plausible reaction paths are proposed for the oxidation of allenes and alkynes by the PCWP-H2O2 system.
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