Treatment of several 1, 3-dimethyl-2-(α-benzyloxybenzyl)benzimidazolium iodides 1 with K2CO3 gave deoxybenzoins 2 in moderate yields. Deoxybenzoins 2 were produced through rearrangement of benzyl groups followed by expulsion of 1, 3-dimethylbenzimidazolium ylide (4). The reaction is classified as a Witting rearrangement.
几个1, 3-二甲基-2-(α-苄氧基苯基)
苯并咪唑铵碘化物1与K2CO3反应,得到较为适中的产率的去氧苯酮2。去氧苯酮2是通过苄基的重排后排除1, 3-二甲基
苯并咪唑铵耦合物(4)生成的。该反应被归类为Witting重排反应。