Electroorganic chemistry. 140. Electroreductively promoted intra- and intermolecular couplings of ketones with nitriles.
摘要:
Electroreduction of gamma and delta-cyano ketones in i-PrOH with Sn cathode gave alpha-hydroxy ketones and their dehydroxylated ketones as the intramolecularly coupled products. Guaiazulene, (-)-valeranone, polyquinanes, dihydrojasmone, methyl dihydrojasmonate, and rosaprostol have been synthesized by utilizing this electroreductive intramolecular coupling of gamma and delta-cyano ketones in one of the key steps. Similarly, electroreduction of a mixture of ketone and nitrile gave the corresponding intermolecularly coupled product. The product obtained by the electroreductive intermolecular coupling of (+)-dihydrocarvone with acetonitrile has been found to be the precursor of an effective chiral ligand for the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes.
Electroorganic Chemistry. 144. Electroreductive Coupling of Ketones with O-Methyl Oximes, N,N-Dimethylhydrazones, and Nitrones. A Convenient Route to Synthesis of .beta.-Amino Alcohol
The intermolecular coupling of a variety of ketones with some types of O-methyl oximes took place when a mixture of both components was electrochemically reduced in i-PrOH with an Sn cathode. The product, beta-methoxyamino alcohol was easily converted to beta-amino alcohol by simple reduction. A chiral ligand effective for the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to an aldehyde was easily obtained from the product formed by the electroreductive coupling of (-)-menthone with O-methylacetaldoxime. The intermolecular coupling of a ketone with a N,N-dimethylhydrazone or nitrone was also promoted by the electroreduction. Furthermore, the electroreductive coupling of a carbonyl group with an intramolecular O-methyl oxime moiety gave the corresponding cyclized product stereoselectively.