Alkynyl diethyl acetals

Wang et al. reported that FeCls- and FeBrs-promoted cyclization/halogenation of alkynyl diethyl acetals formed ( )-2-(l-halobenzylidene or alkylidene)-substi-tuted five-membered carbo- and heterocycles. It was found that the 1 1 molar ratio... 

Scheme 29 Iron-promoted cyclization/halogenation of alkynyl diethyl acetals...

The alkynylation of estrone methyl ether with the lithium, sodium and potassium derivatives of propargyl alcohol, 3-butyn-l-ol, and propargyl aldehyde diethyl acetal in pyridine and dioxane has been studied by Miller. Every combination of alkali metal and alkyne tried, but one, gives the 17a-alkylated products (65a), (65c) and (65d). The exception is alkynylation with the potassium derivative of propargyl aldehyde diethyl acetal in pyridine at room temperature, which produces a mixture of epimeric 17-(3, 3 -diethoxy-T-propynyl) derivatives. The rate of alkynylation of estrone methyl ether depends on the structure of the alkyne and proceeds in the order propar-gylaldehyde diethyl acetal > 3-butyn-l-ol > propargyl alcohol. The reactivity of the alkali metal salts is in the order potassium > sodium > lithium. 

Secondary and tertiary dialkylcuprates, lithium dialkenyl-, and even diphenyl-cuprates, add in very good yields to the reactive propionaldehyde diethyl acetal. The syn addition products may be trapped with a variety of electrophiles such as alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and aryl halides. The method has been used for the synthesis of several natural products. Substituted alkynic acetals also react with lithium dialkylcuprates in ether to furnish stable dialkenylcuprates of type (128) which do not eliminate to the corresponding alkoxy allenes (129) if the temperature is maintained below -20 C.164-179... 

Alkynyl ketones can be prepared using the former useful methodology. Starting from propargyl aldehyde diethyl acetals and benzotriazole under toluene reflux, l-(benzotriazol-1-yl) propargyl ethyl ethers were prepared in 83-84% yield. The deprotonation is very... 

Alkenyl, Alkynyl, Aryl and Heteroaryl Acids. Treatment of readily accessible (E)- and (Z)-alkyl and aryl substituted vinyl boronates (196) with triethyl phosphite in the presence of lead diacetate results in their stereospecific transformation into (E)- and (Z)-vinylphosphonates (197) (Scheme 53). ° Palladium acetate catalysed Mizoroki-Heck reaction of arylboronic acids (198) with diethyl vinylphosphonates (199) is an effective synthetic approach to... 

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