Condensation of Alkyl Acetates with Benzophenone by Lithium Amide to Form β-Hydroxy Esters. Relative Ease of Self-condensation of Esters1

1960 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1693-1699 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM R. DUNNAVANT ◽  
CHARLES R. HAUSER
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Amide ◽  
Relative Ease ◽  
Hydroxy Esters ◽  
Alkyl Acetates

The relative ease of writing narrative texts

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald T. Kellogg ◽  
Merilee Krueger ◽  
Rose Blair
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Texts ◽  
Relative Ease

Diastereoselective Reduction of Selected α-substituted β-keto Esters and the Assignment of the Relative Configuration by 1H-NMR Spectroscopy

2020 ◽  
Vol 07 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Trapp ◽  
Corinna Schuster ◽  
Chris Drewniok ◽  
Dieter Greif ◽  
Martin Hofrichter
Keyword(s):  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
1H Nmr ◽  
1H Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Selective Reduction ◽  
Reducing Agents ◽  
Relative Configuration ◽  
Curtius Rearrangement ◽  
Keto Esters ◽  
Hydroxy Esters ◽  
Diastereoselective Reduction

Background:: Chiral β-hydroxy esters and α-substituted β-hydroxy esters represent versatile building blocks for pheromones, β-lactam antibiotics and 1,2- or 1,3-aminoalcohols. Objective:: Synthesis of versatile α-substituted β-keto esters and their diastereoselective reduction to the corresponding syn- or anti-α-substituted β-hydroxy esters. Assignment of the relative configuration by NMR-spectroscopy after a CURTIUS rearrangement of α-substituted β-keto esters to 4-substituted 5-methyloxazolidin-2-ones. Method:: Diastereoselective reduction was achieved by using different LEWIS acids (zinc, titanium and cerium) in combination with complex borohydrides as reducing agents. Assignment of the relative configuration was verified by 1H-NMR spectroscopy after CURTIUS-rearrangement of α-substituted β-hydroxy esters to 4-substituted 5-methyloxazolidin-2-ones. Results:: For the syn-selective reduction, titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4) in combination with a pyridine-borane complex (py BH3) led to diastereoselectivities up to 99% dr. High anti-selective reduction was achieved by using cerium trichloride (CeCl3) and steric hindered reducing agents such as lithium triethylborohydride (LiEt3BH). After CURTIUS-rearrangement of each α-substituted β-hydroxy ester to the corresponding 4-substituted 5-methyloxazolidin-2-one, the relative configuration was confirmed by 1H NMR-spectroscopy. Conclusion:: We have expanded the procedure of LEWIS acid-mediated diastereoselective reduction to bulky α-substituents such as the isopropyl group and the electron withdrawing phenyl ring.

scholarly journals Lithium-mediated Ferration of Fluoroarenes

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 866-870
Author(s):  
Lewis C. H. Maddock ◽  
Alan Kennedy ◽  
Eva Hevia
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Atom ◽  
Organometallic Chemistry ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Structural Elucidation ◽  
Side Reactions ◽  
Metal Base ◽  
Lithium Amide ◽  
Mixed Metal ◽  
Important Challenge

While fluoroaryl fragments are ubiquitous in many pharmaceuticals, the deprotonation of fluoroarenes using organolithium bases constitutes an important challenge in polar organometallic chemistry. This has been widely attributed to the low stability of the in situ generated aryl lithium intermediates that even at –78 °C can undergo unwanted side reactions. Herein, pairing lithium amide LiHMDS (HMDS = N{SiMe3}2) with FeII(HMDS)2 enables the selective deprotonation at room temperature of pentafluorobenzene and 1,3,5-trifluorobenzene via the mixed-metal base [(dioxane)LiFe(HMDS)3] (1) (dioxane = 1,4-dioxane). Structural elucidation of the organometallic intermediates [(dioxane)Li(HMDS)2Fe(ArF)] (ArF = C6F5, 2; 1,3,5-F3-C6H2, 3) prior electrophilic interception demonstrates that these deprotonations are actually ferrations, with Fe occupying the position previously filled by a hydrogen atom. Notwithstanding, the presence of lithium is essential for the reactions to take place as Fe II (HMDS)2 on its own is completely inert towards the metallation of these substrates. Interestingly 2 and 3 are thermally stable and they do not undergo benzyne formation via LiF elimination.

scholarly journals Compositional flexibility in Li-N-H materials: implications for ammonia catalysis and hydrogen storage.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Makepeace ◽  
Jake M Brittain ◽  
Alisha Sukhwani Manghnani ◽  
Claire Murray ◽  
Thomas J Wood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Hydrogen Storage ◽  
Compositional Variation ◽  
Lithium Amide ◽  
Lithium Imide ◽  
Energy Storage Applications

Li-N-H materials, particularly lithium amide and lithium imide, have been explored for use in a variety of energy storage applications in recent years. Compositional variation within the parent lithium imide,...

Bu4N+-Controlled Addition and Olefination with Ethyl 2-(Trimethylsilyl)acetate via Silicon Activation

Synlett ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (18) ◽  
pp. 2401-2406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donal O’Shea ◽  
Manas Das ◽  
Atul Manvar ◽  
Ian Fox ◽  
Dilwyn Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Product Formation ◽  
Unsaturated Ester ◽  
Reaction Conditions ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Inorganic Cation ◽  
Tetrabutyl Ammonium ◽  
Aldehydes And Ketones ◽  
Subsequent Elimination ◽  
Hydroxy Esters

Catalytic Bu4NOAc as silicon activator of ethyl 2-(trimethylsilyl)acetate, in THF, was utilized for the synthesis of β-hydroxy esters, whereas employing catalytic Bu4NOTMS gave α,β-unsaturated esters. The established reaction conditions were applicable to a diverse range of aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic aldehydes and ketones. Reactions were achieved at room temperature without taking any of the specialized precautions that are in place for other organometallics. A stepwise olefination pathway via silylated β-hydroxy esters with subsequent elimination to form the α,β-unsaturated ester has been demonstrated. The key to selective product formation lies in use of the weaker acetate activator which suppresses subsequent elimination whereas stronger TMSO– activator (and base) facilitates both addition and elimination steps. The use of tetrabutyl ammonium salts for both acetate and trimethylsilyloxide activators provide enhanced silicon activation when compared to their inorganic cation counterparts.

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