C-H functionalization of sp3 centers with Aluminum:A computational and mechanistic study of the baddeley reaction of Decalin

Autor: Lyall, C.L., Sato, M., Uosis-Martin, M., Asghar, S.F., Jones, Matthew, Williams, I.H., Lewis, Simon
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
Zdroj: Lyall, C L, Sato, M, Uosis-Martin, M, Asghar, S F, Jones, M, Williams, I H & Lewis, S 2014, ' C-H functionalization of sp 3 centers with Aluminum : A computational and mechanistic study of the baddeley reaction of Decalin ', Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 136, no. 39, pp. 13745-13753 . https://doi.org/10.1021/ja5062246
DOI: 10.1021/ja5062246
Popis: Decalin undergoes reaction with aluminum trichloride and acetyl chloride to form a tricyclic enol ether in good yield, as first reported by Baddeley. This eye-catching transformation, which may be considered to be an aliphatic Friedel-Crafts reaction, has not previously been studied mechanistically. Here we report experimental and computational studies to elucidate the mechanism of this reaction. We give supporting evidence for the proposition that, in the absence of unsaturation, an acylium ion acts as a hydride acceptor, forming a tertiary carbocation. Loss of a proton introduces an alkene, which reacts with a further acylium ion. A concerted 1,2-hydride shift/oxonium formation, followed by elimination, leads to formation of the observed product.
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