Carbolithiation of cinnamyl methyl ethers and 2-cinnamyl-2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane: High diastereoselectivity after electrophilic substitution
作者:Christian Mück-Lichtenfeld、Hubertus Ahlbrecht
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(99)00018-6
日期:1999.2
The carbolithiation of cinnamyl methyl ether 4 with tert-butyllithium, benzyllithium, and allyllithium is achieved in good yields. Consecutive treatment with electrophiles yields in all three cases a good diastereoselectivity thus confirming earlier results obtained in the reaction of secondary and tertiary cinnamyl amines. The ethylene acetal of 4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one 20 can also be carbolithiated with tert-butyllithium and the products exhibit even higher diastereomeric excesses.tert-Butyllithium has been added to alpha-methylcinnamyl methyl ether 17 showing complete diastereoselection in the nucleophilic addition step. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.