Bridging the Final Gap in Stereocontrolled Wittig Reactions: Methoxymethoxy-Armed Allylic Phosphorus Ylides Affording Conjugated Dienes with Highcis Selectivity

Autor: Qian Wang, Manfred Schlosser, Mirella El Khoury
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Chemistry - A European Journal. 6:420-426
ISSN: 1521-3765
0947-6539
Popis: After treatment with an appropriate base (butyllithium or sodium amide), 2-alkenyltris(2-methoxymethoxyphenyl)phosphonium salts carrying an allyl, crotyl, or prenyl (3-methyl-2-butenyl) side chain condense with satd. or unsatd. aldehydes to give conjugated dienes with Z/E ratios ranging from 90:10 to > 99:1 and averaging 96:4. Owing to steric congestion, yields are only moderate (on av. 41%; extremes 10-79%). The nonvolatile tris(2-methoxymethoxyphenyl)phosphine oxide byproduct can be readily isolated and reduced to recover the phosphane starting material, or it may be hydrolyzed to the water-sol. tris(2-hydroxyphenyl)phosphine oxide. [on SciFinder (R)]
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