Thermolysis of a solution of amides, silyl ethers, and ethyl azidoformate caused the introduction of several alkoxy groups into the positions adjacent to the amide nitrogen.
Unconventional type of allylation reaction at the β-position of ketone carbonyl has been developed based on the β-metallo ketone strategy: treatment of siloxycyclopropanes 1 with allylic chlorides 2 in the presence of silver fluoride results in the effective formation of δ, ε-unsaturated ketones 4.
Synthesis of β-mercuri ketones by the reaction of siloxycyclopropanes with mercuric acetate and their conversion to α-methylene ketones and γ-ketoesters
Siloxycyclopropanes were quantitatively converted to β-acetoxymercuri ketones by the reaction with mercuricacetate. Successive treatment with palladium chloride or palladium chloride/carbon monoxide gave α-methylene ketones or γ-ketoesters, respectively, in good yields.
.beta.-Trichlorostannyl ketones and aldehydes. Preparation and facile amine-induced dehydrostannation leading to .alpha.-methylene ketones and aldehydes
Ring-opening reactions of siloxycyclopropanes 1 with SnCl4 take place under mild reaction conditions and site-selectively to give beta-trichlorostannyl ketones and aldehydes 3 in high yields. The beta-trichlorostannyl ketones and aldehydes thus obtained readily undergo base-induced dehydrotrichlorostannation at room temperature to give the corresponding alpha-methylene ketones and aldehydes 4. The reactions are quite general for amines, such as pyridine, triethylamine, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA), and 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO), and the yields are good to high. One-pot conversion from siloxycyclopropanes 1 to alpha-methylene ketones or aldehydes 4 by consecutive treatment of 1 with SnCl4 and TMEDA is also successful. The H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, Sn-119 NMR, and IR spectral properties of beta-stannyl ketones and aldehydes are also reported.