ABSTRACT
Ynolates react with ketones at room temperature to afford alpha,beta,beta-trisubstituted acrylates (tetrasubstituted olefins) with 2:1-8:1 geometrical selectivities. This can be regarded as a new olefination reaction of ketones giving tetrasubstituted olefins in good yield, even in the case of sterically hindered substrates. The reaction mechanism involves cycloaddition of ynolates with a carbonyl group and subsequent thermal electrocyclic ring-opening of the resulting beta-lactone enolates. The stereoselectivity is determined in the ring-opening, which is regulated by torquoselectivity. In this paper, we describe the scope and limitations of olefination of ketones via ynolates and discuss the stereocontrol mechanism.
ABSTRACT
Aliphatic alpha,alpha-dibromo esters, precursors of ynolates, were synthesized via bromination of lithium alpha-bromo ester enolates with 1,2-dibromotetrafluoroethane in good yields. alpha-Trimethylsilyl-alpha,alpha-dibromo esters were synthesized via radical bromination.
