| Popis: |
α -Hydroxydimethylacetals I have been shown to undergo two different rearrangements involving highly selective 1,2-shifts under mild conditions. When treated with Ph3P/CCl4, in the presence of pyridine, I were cleanly transformed via 1,2-aryl shifts into methyl 2-arylpropanoates, an important class of anti-inflammatory agents; a pronounced substituent effect has been observed in this rearrangement. On the other hand, treatment of I with catalytic amount of Ph3P/I2 in benzene furnished α-methoxy-α-aryl propan-2-ones in excellent yields and culminated in the development of a new methodology for 1,2-carbonyl transposition. |
