Enolization, acid-induced

The Lewis acid induced reaction of silyl enol ethers and silyl ketene (thio)acetals with 4-acetoxyazetidinones is often used for introduction of a carbon substituent in the 4-position of the jS-lactam ring. Numerous examples are known, both with and without substituents at nitrogen, some of which are shown. 

The mechanism of this transformation is a matter of debate, and may vary with the structure of the heteroanalogous carbonyl compound employed. Although a Diels-Alder-type process is conceivable [246], a Lewis acid-induced addition of the silyl enol ether moiety in 2-453 followed by a cyclizahon through a nucleophilic intramolecular attack of the amine and subsequent elimination of methanol is assumed in this case [247]. 

Another example of the formation of an octalin is the conversion of the cyclohexenone 127 into the enol acetate 128 by the action of acetic anhydride and perchloric acid in the presence of acetic acid (equation 65)75. The acid-induced ring-closure of the cyclopentane derivative 129 gives a 85% yield of a mixture of the octahydroazulenes 130 and 131... 

Similarly, 144 has been obtained from the reaction of 1-trimethylsilylcyclopropyl methyl selenide with n-BuLi The a-bromosilane 147 underwent lithiation with n-BuLi in THF at —78 °C to provide 144 with superior efficiency to any other method, Eq. (46))81). 147 was prepared in large quantities by the Hunsdiecker degradation of the 1-trimethylsilylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid 146, obtained by successively reacting the commercially available cyclopropanecarboxylic acid with -BuLi (2 equivalents) and ClSiMe3 82). Uneventfully, 144 added to carbonyl compounds, except for cyclopentanone where enolate anion formation competed the 1-trimethylsilylcyclo-propylcarbinols 148 underwent acid-induced dehydration to the expected 1-trimethyl-silylvinylcyclopropanes 149 79-81) while base induced elimination (KH, diglyme, 90 °C) led to cyclopropylidenecycloalkanes 150 77), Eq. (47). 

Lewis acid induced Beckmann reaction in the presence of silyl enol ethers has been used to prepare vinylogous amides (equation 27). ... 

These epoxides can be converted to vinyl siloxycyclopropanes m high yield by treatment with base and trimethylsilyl chloride. Transformations of these interesting intermediates (see Section VII) into various products are demonstrated in equation 103. Isolation of oxaspiropentanes is not required in a route to cyclobutanones which are formed by straightforward acid workup (equation 104) . These can either be expanded to y-butyrolactones by oxidation or to an enol ester by a-formylation and acid-induced fragmentation. The latter sequence has been utilized in a synthesis of acorenone... 

Acid-Induced Enolization. The acid-induced enolization of ketones may be considered an elimination reaction ... 

The aldolization reaction is certainly the most popular reaction for creating carbon-carbon bonds and much effort has been made to achieve the reactions in smooth conditions with a high degree of stereoselectivity. The reaction involves activated carbonyl compounds (enol, enolates, various enol ethers) which add on another carbonyl compound or various electrophiles in related reactions. As most of the activated compounds are compatible with water, it is not surprising that the aldolization in aqueous conditions became an efficient process in view of the negative activation volume of the reaction. The diastereo-selectivity depends greatly on the reaction conditions. Thus, in a intramolecular aqueous aldolization, the acid-induced reaction of a keto aldehyde provided a syn hydroxy ketone while the base-catalyzed reaction led to the anti isomer (Scheme 35) [179]. 

Similar to Cr(CO)3 complexes, less stabilized carbon nucleophiles such as MeLi and acetone enolate add irreversibly at the position ortho to chloride in (chlo-robenzene)FeCp [84]. Nucleophiles stabilized by a nitro, p-dicarbonyl, or related groups add reversibly with ultimate formation of a substitution product [66, 85]. Ketoarene complexes 35 can be prepared by addition of a malonate derivative followed by acid-induced decarboxylation [86]. 

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