The treatment of 1, 3-dimethyl-2-(α-benzyloxybenxyl)benzimidazolium iodides 1 with a base gave deoxybenzoins 2 in moderate yields. Sodium hydride (NaH), potassium carbonate (K2CO3), and cesium carbonate (Cs2CO3) were effective bases in this reaction. Deoxybenzoins 2 were produced through rearrangement of the benzyl group followed by expulsion of the 1, 3-dimethylbenzimidazolium ylide (A). The rearrangement proceeds in a way similar to Witting rearrangement. Deoxybenzoins 2 were also formed in good yields from 1, 3-dimethyl-2-(α-benzyloxybenxyl)-imidazolium iodides 4 upon similar treatment. However, the quaternary salts having a thiazolium moiety 5a and a pyridinium moiety 6a failed to produce deoxybenzoin (2a).
对1, 3-二甲基-2-(α-苄氧苄基)
苯并咪唑铵碘化物1进行碱性处理后,得到中等产率的去氧苄酮2。氢化
钠(NaH)、
碳酸钾(K2CO3)和
碳酸铯(Cs2CO3)在此反应中是有效的碱。去氧苄酮2是通过苄基的重排,随后排出1, 3-二甲基
苯并咪唑铵烯体(A)而生成的。该重排过程类似于维廷重排。对1, 3-二甲基-2-(α-苄氧苄基)-
咪唑铵碘化物4进行类似处理时,去氧苄酮2也以良好的产率形成。然而,具有
噻唑铵基团5a和
吡啶铵基团6a的季
铵盐未能产生去氧苄酮(2a)。