Reactivity of N-alkanoyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidines (O-acylTEMPOs) towards hydride-transferring or metallic alkylating reagents; unprecedented stability and application to chemoselective transformations
Reactivity of N-alkanoyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidines (O-acylTEMPOs) towards hydride-transferring or metallic alkylating reagents; unprecedented stability and application to chemoselective transformations
Owing to the unprecedented stability of O-acylTEMPOs towards hydride-transferring and metallic alkylating reagents such as LiAlH4 and RMgX, chemoselective transformation of diacid mixed alkyl/TEMP-1-yl esters, where O-acylTEMPOs remained intact, is achieved with these reagents, giving the corresponding carbinols, respectively.