The development of a direct ylide transfer to carbonyl derivatives and of a sulfoxide-mediated arylation is presented from a unified perspective. Mechanistic studies (including density functional calculations) support a common reaction pathway and showcase how subtle changes in reactant properties can lead to disparate and seemingly unrelated reaction outcomes.
Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Synthesis of Alkylidenecyclopropanes through Catalytic Allene Activation
作者:Juliette Sabbatani、Xueliang Huang、Luís F. Veiros、Nuno Maulide
DOI:10.1002/chem.201402935
日期:2014.8.18
A stereoselective gold(I)‐catalyzed intermolecular cyclopropanation of allenamides with stabilized sulfonium ylides is reported. This transformation enables the direct synthesis of diacceptor alkylidenecyclopropanes and proceeds under very mild conditions throughalleneactivation.
A Direct Ylide Transfer to Carbonyl Derivatives and Heteroaromatic Compounds
作者:Xueliang Huang、Richard Goddard、Nuno Maulide
DOI:10.1002/anie.201002919
日期:2010.11.15
Power transfer: The title reaction proceeds under mild conditions (room temperature, short reaction times) and directly affords sulfoniumylidesfrom active methylene compounds and heteroaromatics in a single step and in high yields. A detailed comparative structural analysis of a variety of ylides is presented and the implications of structure on the reactivity of these compounds are discussed.