Generation of<i>β</i>-Carbonyl Radicals from Cyclopropanol Derivatives by the Oxidation with Manganese(III) 2-Pyridinecarboxylate and Their Reactions with Electron-Rich and -Deficient Olefins
Various β-carbonyl radicals are generated oxidatively from cyclopropanol derivatives by the use of manganese(III) 2-pyridinecarboxylate (Mn(pic)3). These β-carbonyl radicals react with electron-rich olefins such as conjugated silyl enol ethers, a ketene thioacetal, a ketene dithioacetal, and a vinyl ether intermolecularly to give crossed-addition products in good yield. Furthermore, the combined use
Unsymmetrical 1,6-diketones were obtained by the copper(II) bromide-lithium t-butoxide oxidation of 1,2-disubstituted 1,2-cyclohexanediols. The diols were easily prepared by the addition of Grignard reagents to 2-trimethylsiloxy-2-cyclohexenone followed by the hydrolysis and treatment of the resulting 2-hydroxycyclohexanones with the second Grignard reagents. Similarly, 1,5-Diketones were obtained using 2-trimethylsiloxy-2-cyclopentenone as a starting material.