2,4,4,6-Tetrabromo-2,5-cyclohexadienone mediated bromination of a wide assortment of activated coumarins in acetonitrile has been accomplished with high regioselectivity and good to excellent yields. The selectivity and efficiency of bromination were found to be markedly dependent on electronic factors, particularly degree of electron withdrawal from electron-releasing 7-oxygenated substituents to the C-3 position of the α-pyrone moiety by vinylogous resonance and the presence of nucleophilic additives such as water and tetra-n-butylammonium bromide in the reaction medium. The sole by-product of the reaction was converted back to the reagent by oxidation with KBr−KBrO3, which was recycled three times without significant loss of efficiency.
在乙腈中,2,4,4,6-四溴-2,5-环己二酮介导的对活化香豆素的溴化反应以高区域选择性和良好至优良的产率完成。发现溴化的选择性和效率在很大程度上取决于电子因素,特别是从电子给予的7-氧代取代基到α-吡喃酮部分的C-3位置的电子撤离程度,通过共轭共振和在反应介质中存在水和四正丁基溴化铵等亲核添加剂。反应的唯一副产物通过氧化与KBr−KBrO3转化回试剂,试剂可以循环使用三次而不会显著损失效率。