A general method for the facile dimethylation of 1,3-diketones is presented. The method involves the use of readily available, inexpensive reagents and is carried out under mild conditions. Monomethylation may be carried out by slight modification (simplification) of the procedure. Several examples are presented which show that the method is applicable to alkylations with primary halides as well. Isolated yields for monoalkylation are approximately 95% while those for dialkylation are â90%. Alkylation is taking place by the reaction of the enolates of 1,3-diketones [generated in toluene by treatment with anhydrous potassium carbonate in the presence of tetraalkylammonium bromide (phase-transfer catalyst)] with alkyl halides.
提出了一种简便的1,3-二酮的双甲基化一般方法。该方法使用易得且廉价的试剂,并在温和的条件下进行。通过对程序的轻微修改(简化),可以进行单甲基化。提供了几个示例,表明该方法同样适用于与初级卤化物的烷基化。单烷基化的分离产率约为95%,而双烷基化的产率约为90%。烷基化是通过将1,3-二酮的烯醇盐(在无
水碳酸钾和四烷基
铵溴化物(相转移催化剂)处理的
甲苯中生成)与烷基卤化物反应实现的。