Selectivity in Organic Group Transfer in Reactions of Mixed Diorganomanganese(II) and Triorganomanganate(II) with 2-Cyclohexen-1-one or Cyclohexanecarbaldehyde
The unsymmetrical diorganomanganeses(II) (R1R2Mn) and magnesium triorganomanganates(II) (R12R2MnMgX) reacted with 2-cyclohexen-1-one to produce the 1,4-addition products in moderate to good yields. The approximate reactivity order obtained from the product distribution was CH2=CHCH2 > PhS > n-Bu > Ph > Me, Me3SiCH2, n-C6H13–C≡C. In contrast, the reactivity order for the addition of these reagents to