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AUTHOR
Dieter Seebach
High-Yield Synthesis of 20-, 24-, and 28-Membered Macropentolide, -hexolide, and -heptolide, Respectively, from (R)- or (S)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid underYamaguchi's macrolactonization conditions
The macrocyclic pentolide 1, hexolide 2, and heptolide 3 constitute ca. 80% of the oligomers formed in ca. 50% yield from enantiomerically pure 3-hydroxybutanoic acid under Yamaguchi's macrolactonization conditions. The FAB mass spectra of the MH+, M Na+, and MCs+ are reported (Figs. 2, 3, 5, and 6). No cyclic tetramer is detected. The 1H-NMR spectra of the cyclic oligomers, of the monomer, and of the polymer (PHB) are very similar (Fig. 4). Directed synthesis of the open-chain dimer and tetramer of 3-hydroxybutanoic acid and attempted cyclization do not lead to the isolation of the cyclic tetramer.
Highly Enantioselective Protonation of the 3,4-Dihydro-2- methylnaphthalen-1(2H)-one Li-Enolate by TADDOLs
A series of nine TADDOLs (=α,α,α′,α′-tetraaryl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dimethanols) 1a – 1i, have been tested as proton sources for the enantioselective protonation of the Li-enolate of 2-methyl-1-tetralone (=3,4-dihydro-2-methylnaphthalen-1(2H)-one). The enolate was generated directly from the ketone (with LiN(i-Pr)2 (LDA)/MeLi) or from the enol acetate (with 2 MeLi) or from the silyl enol ether (with MeLi) in CH2Cl2 or Et2O as the solvent (Scheme). The Li-enolate (associated with LiBr/LDA, or LiBr alone) was combined with 1.5 – 3.0 equiv. of the TADDOL at −78° by addition of the latter or by inverse addition. 2-Methyl-1-tetralone of (S)-configuration is formed (≤80% yield) with up to 99.5% sele…
ChemInform Abstract: Highly Enantioselective Protonation of the 3,4-Dihydro-2-methylnaphthalen-1(2H)-one Li-Enolate by TADDOLs.
A series of nine TADDOLs (=α,α,α′,α′-tetraaryl-1,3-dioxolane-4,5-dimethanols) 1a – 1i, have been tested as proton sources for the enantioselective protonation of the Li-enolate of 2-methyl-1-tetralone (=3,4-dihydro-2-methylnaphthalen-1(2H)-one). The enolate was generated directly from the ketone (with LiN(i-Pr)2 (LDA)/MeLi) or from the enol acetate (with 2 MeLi) or from the silyl enol ether (with MeLi) in CH2Cl2 or Et2O as the solvent (Scheme). The Li-enolate (associated with LiBr/LDA, or LiBr alone) was combined with 1.5 – 3.0 equiv. of the TADDOL at −78° by addition of the latter or by inverse addition. 2-Methyl-1-tetralone of (S)-configuration is formed (≤80% yield) with up to 99.5% sele…