Metalated nitriles and enolates rapidly and efficiently abstract chlorine from 2-chloro-2-fluoro-2-phenylacetonitrile to afford a diverse range of chloronitriles and chloroesters. The method provides the first general anionic chlorination of alkylnitriles, tolerates numerous functional groups, and addresses the challenge of synthesizing alpha-chloronitriles under mild conditions.
An unprecedented Cr-catalyzed asymmetric Reformatsky reaction of aldehydes with α-chlorinated esters and amides has been developed, providing modular access to valuable chiral β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds.
Metalated nitriles and enolates rapidly and efficiently abstract chlorine from 2-chloro-2-fluoro-2-phenylacetonitrile to afford a diverse range of chloronitriles and chloroesters. The method provides the first general anionic chlorination of alkylnitriles, tolerates numerous functional groups, and addresses the challenge of synthesizing alpha-chloronitriles under mild conditions.
Approaches to anthracyclines. 1. Conjugate aroylation of .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated esters