作者:Prativa B.S. Dawadi、Michiel A. Verhoeven、Johan Lugtenburg
DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.11.144
日期:2011.2
[2-(beta-Ionylidene)propyl]triphenylphosphonium bromide is reacted with 3-methyl-4-oxobut-2-enenitrile in refluxing 1,2-epoxybutane to give a mixture of 11-Z- and all-E-11-methylretinal via DIBAL-H reduction. In an analogous fashion, beta-ionyl triphenylphosphonium bromide is reacted with 3,5-dimethyl-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienenitrile in 1,2-epoxybutane followed by subsequent DIBAL-H reduction to afford a mixture of new products consisting of 9-Z-11-methylretinal, its all-E isomer and 1-(2',6',6'-trimethylcyclohex-2'-en-1'-yl)-6-(buten-2 ''-al-3 ''-yl)-3,5-dimethylcyclohexa-1,3-diene. These molecules were obtained in pure form by HPLC. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.