α,α-Disubstituted Allyl Sulfones: An approach to the synthesis of vinyl-branched pheromone analogues

Autor: Michal Hoskovec, Bohumír Koutek, Josef Lazar, Blanka Kalinová, Eva Brožová, Ludvík Streinz, Jan Vrkoč
Rok vydání: 1994
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Zdroj: Helvetica Chimica Acta. 77:1281-1287
ISSN: 0018-019X
DOI: 10.1002/hlca.19940770510
Popis: The two-step alkylation of phenyl prop-2-enyl sulfone (1) with protected ω-bromoalkanols and 1-iodoalkanes (3; see Scheme 1) followed by a Pd-catalyzed desulfonylation with LiBH4 affords a 96:4 mixture of vinylbranched, protected alcohols and corresponding ethylidene-branched isomers (see Scheme 2; 4 and 5, respectively). By utilizing the large difference in reactivity of mono- and trisubstituted CC bonds towards singlet oxygen, the ethylidene derivatives are easily removed from the mixture by photo-oxygenation. The vinyl-branched compounds are inert to this reaction and can be conveniently isolated in highly pure form (99.5%) and ca. 45% overall yield.
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