Acid-catalyzed condensation of alkenes with

Under appropriate conditions 1,3-dioxanes can be obtained in moderate to good yields. Below 70 °C the acid-catalyzed condensation of alkenes with aldehydes yields 1,3-dioxanes as major products, while at higher temperatures the hydrolysis of dioxanes to diols is observed. 

The method ZC3Z + C is used for the preparation of reduced pyrimidines, oxazines and thiazines as well as for dioxanes, dithianes and oxathianes as mentioned above (e.g. 258 — 257, 259 Z, Z = NH, O, S). The Prins reaction yields 1,3-dioxanes (77S661) it involves the acid-catalyzed condensation of alkenes with aldehydes with 1,3-diols as intermediates. 

Prins reaction Acid-catalyzed condensation of alkenes with aldehydes. 364... 

Dioxanes can also be obtained by the acid-catalyzed condensation of alkenes with aldehydes, preferably with formaldehyde (Prins reaction) [241] ... 

The key initiation step in cationic polymerization of alkenes is the formation of a carbocationic intermediate, which can then interact with excess monomer to start propagation. We studied in some detail the initiation of cationic polymerization under superacidic, stable ion conditions. Carbocations also play a key role, as I found not only in the acid-catalyzed polymerization of alkenes but also in the polycondensation of arenes as well as in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic ethers, sulfides, and nitrogen compounds. Superacidic oxidative condensation of alkanes can even be achieved, including that of methane, as can the co-condensation of alkanes and alkenes. 

The acidic 10 and 12 membered ring zeolites (H-MOR, ZSM-5, ZSM-11) can also be used to catalyze the condensation of alkenes with aldehydes to form unsaturated alcohols, acetals etc. (Prins reaction)[92]. Chang et a/. [93] showed that this reaction involves in the initial step the activation of the aldehyde by a Bronsted acid site to generate an electrophilic species. The condensation with, e.g., isobutene leads then to a primary alcohol with a positive charge at the tertiary carbon atom. Elimination of water and addition of further aldehyde molecules may lead to a broad variety of products. Some of these reactions can be effectively blocked by chosing zeolites with the appropriate pore size [94,95]. 

Acid-catalyzed condensation of a-phosphonyl dithioate 67 with aromatic bis-morpholino aminal 68 yielded a-phosphonyl a,p-unsaturated dithioate 69 in high yield, which underwent hetero-Diels-Alder reactions with alkenes to give the 3,4-dihydro-2ff-thiopyrans 70 in high yields (Scheme 17) [54]. 

The [3 + 2] addition of type IIbd is a significant method for synthesis of both simple and complex pyrrole derivatives. One manifestation of this pattern is seen in the base-catalyzed condensation of tosylmethyl isocyanide with alkenes having strong electron-accepting substituents. The aromatization by elimination of the arenesulfinic acid occurs under the reaction conditions (equation 117) (72TL5337). This reaction can be applied to the synthesis of 2,3,4-trisubstituted pyrroles by using C-alkylated tosylmethyl isocyanides or AT-tosyl-methyl-51-methylthioimidates (77H(7)77, 8IJHCII27). 

Friedel-Crafts alkylations of arenes with mesylates, benzyl or allyl alcohols, aldehyde/diol combinations (reductive alkylation), 1,3-dienes, or alkenes in an ionic liquid are also effectively catalyzed by Sc(OTf)3. Sc(OTf)3 works as an efficient catalyst for the condensation reaction of trimethylhydroquinone with isophytol to afford a-tocopherol. 2-Aminoalkylation of phenols with a-iminoacetates (or glyoxylate/amine) is catalyzed by Sc(OTf)3 to produce amino acid derivatives. The Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed alkylations of indoles with a-hydroxy esters, aziri-dines, acetals, and aldehydes have been utilized as key steps of total syntheses as exemplified in eq 15. ... 

PdCb-CuCb catalyzes the condensation of branched-chain alkenes with formaldehyde to give the l,3-dioxanes 96a and 96b (Prins reaction)[73]. The yields are much higher than in the conventional acid-catalyzed Prins reaction. 

Pyrazine 1,4-dioxides are available by the direct self-condensation of 1,2-hydroxyaminooximes (70JOC2790). 1,2-Nitrooximes are obtained by the isomerization of alkene initrogen trioxide adducts, which are reduced with palladium on charcoal to the hydroxyaminooximes which undergo acid-catalyzed auto-condensation to the pyrazine 1,4-dioxides (Scheme 19). 

The least expensive method for synthesizing simple symmetrical ethers is the acid-catalyzed bimolecular condensation (joining of two molecules, often with loss of a small molecule like water), discussed in Section 11-10B. Unimolecular dehydration (to give an alkene) competes with bimolecular condensation. To form an ether, the alcohol must have an unhindered primary alkyl group, and the temperature must not be allowed to rise too high. If the alcohol is hindered or the temperature is too high, the delicate balance between substitution and elimination shifts in favor of elimination, and very little ether is formed. Bimolecular condensation is used in industry to make symmetrical ethers from primary alcohols. Because the condensation is so limited in its scope, it finds little use in the laboratory synthesis of ethers. 

Problem 21.12 In acid-catalyzed aldol condensations acid is believed to perform two functions to catalyze conversion of carbonyl compound into the enol form, and to provide protonated carbonyl compound with which the enol can react. The reaction that then takes place can, depending upon one s point of view, be regarded either as acid-catalyzed nucleophilic addition to a carbonyl group, or as electrophilic addition to an alkene. On this basis, write all steps in the mechanism of acid-catalyzed aldol condensation of acetaldehyde. In the actual condensation step, identify the nucleophile and the electrophile. 

The O-benzylated aldehyde 517 was also coiu erted into the a,p-unsaturated ester 522 through Wadsworth-Emmons reactioiT-- with ethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphono)acetate5 ° in excellent yield (Scheme 88). The intermediate alkene 522 was subjected to Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylalion " to afford the diol ester 523 in excellent yield and with a diastereoselectivity in excess of 95 5. Subsequent to alkali-catalyzed hydrolysis of 523, the carboxylic acid obtained was condensed with the p-lolucncsulfonalc salt of glycine benzyl ester or phenylalanine benzyl ester, by the action of 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide (EDC), to afford the benzyl-protected amide derivatives catalytic... 

Synthesis of 5,6-dihydro-4 H-l,3-oxazines. Acid-catalyzed depolymerization and condensation of the resulting formaldehyde with an amide gives the acyliminium ion, which is capable of undergoing a formal Diels-Alder reaction with alkenes. 

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