Aldol condensations 73- propionic acid

Silyloxy)alkenes were first reported by Mukaiyama as the requisite latent enolate equivalent to react with aldehydes in the presence of Lewis acid activators. This process is now referred to as the Mukaiyama aldol reaction (Scheme 3-12). In the presence of Lewis acid, anti-aldol condensation products can be obtained in most cases via the reaction of aldehydes and silyl ketene acetals generated from propionates under kinetic control. 

Aldol-iype Condensation. Dimetalation of (R)-(+)-3-(p-tolylsulfinyl)propionic acid with Lithium Diisopropylamide produces a chiral homoenolate dianion equivalent which reacts with carbonyl compounds to afford p-sulfinyl-y-hydroxy acids these spontaneously cyclize to give the corresponding p-sulfinyl 7-lactones (eq 2) ... 

While caoutchouc was first obtained by polymerizing isoprene it has been found that other hydrocarbons containing the buta i-ydi-ene group will likewise yield caoutchouc. Such hydrocarbons have been obtained from several sources, e.g., turpentiney petroleuniy coaly acetylene. Also compounds related to succinic acid, e.g., pyrotartaric acid (methyl succinic acid) are possible of transformation into isoprene. Levulinic acid, which is aceto propionic acid, CHa—CO—CH2—CH2—COOH, yields a cyclic sulphur compound, methyl-thiophen (p. 853), which, like methyl pyrrolidine, yields isoprene. Ethyl alcohol by conversion into acetone and then by aldol condensation with ethane yields 2-methyl buta 2-ene, CHa—C = CH—CHa which may be transformed... 

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is a monomer of the so-called organic glass (Plexigals). Attempts have been made to produce MMA by a vapor-phase aldol-condensation-lype reaction between methyl propionate (f ) and HCHO in the presence of a large amount of methanol using either basic or acidic oxide catalysts [1] ... 

The final example illustrates yet another use of the biomimetic approach. Figure 10.9shows a retro-synthetic analysis for Masamune s synthesis of deoxyerythronolide B (213). The biosynthetic building blocks of this and other macrolide antibiotics are known to be acetate and/or propionate units combined head-to-tail, as seen in 213. 7 xhe stereocenters in 213 are clearly shown in the acyclic (seco acid) form of the macrolide 215. The specific biopathway is not utilized but rather modified to include the basic building blocks, seven propionate units (bold lines in 213).Seco acid 215 was constructed by sequential aldol condensation reactions (sec. 9.4.A) of propionaldehyde units, as shown by the disconnections in Figure 10.9. Asymmetric... 

The effects of the composition and the methods of preparing V-Si-P ternary oxides on their catalytic performance in the vapor-phase aldol condensation of propionic acid with formaldehyde to form methacrylic acid were studied. The presence of both vanadyl pyrophosphate and large surface area was found to be required to achieve a good catalytic performance. Phosphorus serves to form and stabilize vanadyl pyrophosphate which is believed to be active sites and silicon serves to produce a large surface area and to modify the vanadyl pyo-phosphate. The presence of lactic acid is indispensable to produce a large surface area when the Si/V atomic ratio is in the range of 1 to 4. 

V-P binary oxide consisting of vanadyl pyrophosphate, (V0)2P207i is a unique catalyst possessing an excellent selectivity in oxidation of butene and n-bu-tane to maleic anhydride. Further, this oxide is known to be effective also as a catalyst for a vapor-phase aldol condensation of acetic acid and propionic acid with formaldehyde (HCHO) to form acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, respec tively [1-3]. 

The effects of the composition of the V-Si-P ternary oxides was studied by changing both the silicon and phosphorus contents V/Si/P atomic ratio = 1/x/y, where x and y were changed. The vapoi—phase aldol condensation of propionic acid with HCHO was conducted over 20 g portions of seven series of... 

Recently, the improved chiral ethyl ketone (5)-141, derived in three steps from (5)-mandelic acid, has been evaluated in the aldol process (115). Representative condensations of the derived (Z)-boron enolates (5)-142 with aldehydes are summarized in Table 34b, It is evident from the data that the nature of the boron ligand L plays a significant role in enolate diastereoface selection in this system. It is also noteworthy that the sense of asymmetric induction noted for the boron enolate (5)-142 is opposite to that observed for the lithium enolate (5)-139a and (5>139b derived from (S)-atrolactic acid (3) and the related lithium enolate 139. A detailed interpretation of these observations in terms of transition state steric effects (cf. Scheme 20) and chelation phenomena appears to be premature at this time. Further applications of (S )- 41 and (/ )-141 as chiral propionate enolate synthons for the aldol process have appeared in a 6-deoxyerythronolide B synthesis recently disclosed by Masamune (115b). 

A unique approach to the stereochemical complexities of erythronolide A was developed by Deslongchamps as outlined in Scheme 2,19. The methyl ester of erythronolide A seco acid (212) was dehydrated to form the cyclic ketal 213. A multistep oxidation of the side chain then gave aldehyde 214 which, when condensed with the zirconium enolate of methyl propionate, afforded a 10 1 ratio of aldol diastereomers, the major being 213. Furthermore, aldehyde 214 could easily be converted into the y-lactone 215. 

The pinwheel shape of a f-butyl propionate derived silylketene acetal (see Section 2.4.2.1) was revealed by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Several different catalysts were reported to promote the aldol-type condensation of alkyl enol ethersand silyl enol ethers with aldehydes, acetals and various other electrophiles. In some cases the reaction proceeded with high simple stereoselection. The mechanism of the Lewis acid mediated additions to acetals (see Section 2.4.2.3) was investigated in detail, as well as the uncatalyzed aldol reaction of silyl enol ethers with aldehydes promoted by the hydrophobic effect (see Section 2.4.2.1). 

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