Electrogenerated Acid-Catalyzed Reactions of Acetals, Aldehydes, and Ketones with Organosilicon Compounds, Leading to Aldol Reactions, Allylations, Cyanations, and Hydride Additions
electrogenerated acid (EG acid) in the silicon-mediated acid-catalyzed reactions; e.g., aldol reactions, allylations, cyanations, and hydride additions is described. The aldol reaction of acetals 1 with enol trimethylsilyl ethers 3 and 1,2-bis(trimethylsiloxy)alkenes 4 gives the corresponding adducts 5 and 6, respectively. The reaction proceeds smoothly with EG acid derived from perchlorate salts such
A ring-closingmetathesis strategy is reported for the construction of the 16-membered macrolactonecore of the bafilomycins. One decisive key feature is the presence of a 2,2-dimethoxyketal functionality at C-2 that provides the required flexibility to the tetraenicesterprecursor, allowing the ring-closingmetathesis reaction to take place. Three different modelesters of increasing complexity were
Hydroformylation of terminal alkenes in alcohol solvents leads to the selective formation of the corresponding acetals. The Xantphos ligand gave the best results as well as acetal selectivities higher than 99% and linear/branched ratios of up to 52 were obtained. The scope of the reaction was studied. Acetals were found to be unreactive under hydroaminomethylation conditions.