Aldol-type reactions Nitromethane

Chromium carbene complexes, 82 Methyl acrylate, 183 (2R,4R)-Pentanediol, 237 Titanium(IV) chloride, 304 Nitroaldols Nitromethane, 199 Intramolecular reactions Methyl acrylate, 183 Other aldol-type reactions Bis(2-pyridinethiolato)tin(II), 40 Alkoxycarbonylation (see Carboalkoxy-lation)... 

A different behavior is exhibited by naphthalene-1,8-dicarbocal-dehyde (73). No m-naphthane derivatives are obtained on reaction with nitromethane, nitroethane or other methylene components. The basic medium, required for aldol type additions, causes the dialdehyde to undergo Cannizzaro reaction to the naphthopyranon (74) via an intramolecular 1,5-hydride shift, which is sterically favoured by the peri-position of the two aldehyde functions 28). 

Heterobimetallic asymmetric complexes contain both Bronsted basic and Lewis acidic functionalities. These complexes have been developed by Shibasaki and coworkers and have proved to be highly efficient catalysts for many types of asymmetric reactions, including catalytic asymmetric nitro-aldol reaction (see Section 3.3) and Michael reaction. They have reported that the multifunctional catalyst (f )-LPB [LaK3tris(f )-binaphthoxide] controls the Michael addition of nitromethane to chalcones with >95% ee (Eq. 4.140).205... 

In addition to the classic aldol reaction described, e.g., in Sections 6.2.1 and 6.2.2, several modified versions have been reported. These methods are based on the use of nucleophiles related to the standard ketones. In particular, y-dienolates, nitromethane, and nitrones are interesting carbon nucleophiles in aldol reactions and the use of these types of substrate has been investigated in aldol reactions catalyzed by organocatalysts. 

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