Solvent Dependent Photochemical Reactions of 3-(2-Alkylphenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopropanoates and Their Related Compounds
摘要:
Photochemical reactions of methyl 3-(o-alkylphenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-3-oxopropanotes in hexane gave only the corresponding benzocyclobutenols. However, when irradiation was carried out in methanol, 3-oxonaphthalenones were produced together with the benzocyclobutenols. The ratio of benzocyclobutenol to naphthalenone depends on the bulkiness of the alkyl group in the ortho position. Intermediary 1,4-diradicals or dienols were efficiently trapped by oxygen to afford the corresponding peroxides and/or oxygenated compounds derived from the peroxides.
Catalytic cyanomethylation of various carbonyl compounds with (trimethylsilyl)acetonitrile (TMSCH2CN) in the presence of Lewis bases such as cesium or lithium acetate proceeded smoothly to afford t...
An aldol-type reaction of organonitriles with aldehydes was catalyzed by a RhI(OR) species underambientconditions, and the reaction displayed a broad substrate scope with respect to both organonitrile and aldehyde components.
Rhodium to the rescue: The formal aldol products of carboxamides (CONH2) were obtained by using a RhI(OR) (R=H, Me) catalyst under essentially neutral pH and ambient conditions. This novel aldol strategy is based on the catalytic aldol‐type reaction of nitriles, followed by hydration of the nitrile functionality (R1=aromatic or aliphatic, R2 and R3=H or alkyl; see scheme).
Synthesis of benzocyclic ketones via palladium-catalyzed cyclization of ω-(2-iodoaryl)alkanenitriles
作者:Alexandre A. Pletnev、Richard C. Larock
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4039(02)00247-2
日期:2002.3
An efficient procedure for the synthesis of 2,2-disubstituted benzocyclic ketones by intramolecular carbopalladation of nitriles has been developed. The cyclization of substituted 3-(2-iodoaryl)propanenitriles affords indanones in high yields. The reaction is compatible with a wide variety of functional groups. This chemistry has been extended to the synthesis of tetralones, a 9-fluorenone and a cyclopentenone