An unusual doubly substituted product from the phase-transfer-catalyzed Heck reactions of o-bromobenzaldehydes with methyl acrylate
摘要:
The reactions of o-bromobenzaldehydes with methyl acrylate under Heck conditions and with phase-transfer catalysis to yield significant amounts of doubly substituted deformylated products 1A-E in addition to the expected o-formyl cinnamates 2A-E are reported. X-ray crystallography of one such product (4) established that the bromine was replaced by a propionate and the formyl group by an acrylate residue. Employment of deuterium-labeled substrates showed that the hydrogen atom of the formyl group of the substrate was transferred intramolecularly and regiospecifically to the benzylic carbon of the propionate substituent of the product. A tentative hypothesis is advanced to explain these and other experimental findings.
Highly Regio- and Stereoselective Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Direct <i>ortho</i>-Alkenylation of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Aldehydes with Activated Alkenes under Open Atmosphere
作者:Kishor Padala、Masilamani Jeganmohan
DOI:10.1021/ol3000684
日期:2012.2.17
reacted with activated alkenes in the presence of a catalytic amount of [RuCl2(p-cymene)}2], AgSbF6, and Cu(OAc)2·H2O to give substituted alkene derivatives in a highly regio- and stereoselective manner. The corresponding alkene derivatives were further converted into unusual four-membered cyclic ketones or a polycyclic isochromanone derivative via a photochemical rearrangement. Notably, the catalytic