Studies on the unusual stability of cis-2,5-diethoxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dioxane
摘要:
Almost equal amounts of the trans and cis isomers of 2,5-diethoxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dioxane (2trans and 2cis) are obtained by treating dihydroxyacetone with acidic ethanol. To explain the formation of an unusually large quantity of 2cis, conformation analyses and equilibration experiments were performed for the related compounds. The results indicate that the stability of 2cis derives not from the hydroxymethyl groups but from the unusually stable twist-boat conformation. The factors stabilizing the twist-boat conformation in 2cis were discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Studies on the unusual stability of cis-2,5-diethoxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dioxane
摘要:
Almost equal amounts of the trans and cis isomers of 2,5-diethoxy-2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-dioxane (2trans and 2cis) are obtained by treating dihydroxyacetone with acidic ethanol. To explain the formation of an unusually large quantity of 2cis, conformation analyses and equilibration experiments were performed for the related compounds. The results indicate that the stability of 2cis derives not from the hydroxymethyl groups but from the unusually stable twist-boat conformation. The factors stabilizing the twist-boat conformation in 2cis were discussed. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Dihydroxyacetone dimers; solution and crystal structure of stereoisomers of 2,5-diethoxy-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dimethanol
作者:Viggo Waagen、Tilak K Barua、Henrik W Anthonsen、Lars K Hansen、Dag-J Fossli、Edward Hough、Thorleif Anthonsen
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(01)89621-6
日期:1994.1
1,3-Dihydroxy-2-propanone (dihydroxyacetone) in aqueous solution is an equilibrium remeniscent of the one in ketoses. When reacted with triethyl orthoformate and ethanol two stable diethyl ethers were isolated and their structures have been shown to be the cis- and trans-isomers of 2,5-diethoxy-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dimethanol. NMR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography revealed that the trans-isomer adapts