Enolization of ketones

Tin enolates of ketones can be generated by the reaction of the enol acetate 733 with tributyltin methoxide[60i] and they react with alkenyl halides via transmetallation to give 734. This reaction offers a useful method for the introduction of an aryl or alkenyl group at the o-carbon of ketones[602]. Tin enolates are also generated by the reaction of siiyl enol ethers with tributyltin fluoride and used for coupling with halides[603]. 

Anions of (3-keto esters are said to be synthetically equivalent to the enolates of ketones. The anion of ethyl acetoacetate is synthetically equivalent to the enolate of acetone, for example. The use of synthetically equivalent groups is a common tactic in synthetic organic chemistry. One of the skills that characterize the most creative practitioners of organic synthesis is an ability to recognize situations in which otherwise difficult transfonnations can be achieved through the use of synthetically equivalent reagents. 

With (Z)-amide enolates and (Z)-thioamide enolates a strong preference for sm-adducts is also observed. In general, boron or zirconium (Z)-enolates of ketones and amides display a higher simple diastereoselectivity in favor of syn-products than the corresponding lithium or magnesium enolates6,7. 

Substrate-induced diastereoselectivity is provided by the chlorotitanium enolate of 14a,b47b and the boron enolate of ketone 15S3 to give predominantly. wt-aldols. 

Although the methodology described so far produces <5-oxo esters via diastereoselective enolate additions to enones, the same product may be obtained via an alternate sequence, i.e., addition of ketone or aldehyde enolates to a,j3-unsaturated esters or amides. Enolates of ketones are known to react with a,/ -unsaturated esters to give the Michael adducts50, however, the study of simple diastcrcoselectivity has, so far, been limited to special cases (MIMIRC reactions, Section 1.5.2.4.4.). 

Alternatively, Cushman has devised a facile route to pyrroles by the reaction of Boc-a-amino aldehydes or ketones 14 with the lithium enolates of ketones 15 to afford aldol intermediates 16 which cyclize to pyrroles 17 under mild acidic conditions <96JOC4999>. This method offers several advantages over the Knorr since it employs readily available Boc-a-amino aldehydes or ketones and utilizes simple ketones instead of the p-diketo compounds or p-keto esters normally used in the Knorr. 

In THF at -20°C the N-trimethylsilylated 2-pyrrolidinone 388 is converted by LDA into the a-anion which, on reaction with 1949 and subsequent acidification with AcOH, gives 43% 3-hydroxy-2-pyrrolidinone 1962 [150]. Lithium enolates of ketones such as camphor react with BTSP 1949 to give >95% of a mixture of exo-and mdo-2-hydroxycamphor [151]. Lithiated methyl heterocycles such as lithiated 2-methylpyridine 1963 are converted into mixtures of the 0-SiMe3 1964 and C-SiMe3 1965 compounds and C-methylated compounds such 1966 [152]. 2-Lithioto-luene 1967 is oxidized by 1949 into 1968 [140, 145] (Scheme 12.42). 

Summary of the Relationship between Diastereoselectivity and the Transition Structure. In this section we considered simple diastereoselection in aldol reactions of ketone enolates. Numerous observations on the reactions of enolates of ketones and related compounds are consistent with the general concept of a chairlike TS.35 These reactions show a consistent E - anti Z - syn relationship. Noncyclic TSs have more variable diastereoselectivity. The prediction or interpretation of the specific ratio of syn and anti product from any given reaction requires assessment of several variables (1) What is the stereochemical composition of the enolate (2) Does the Lewis acid promote tight coordination with both the carbonyl and enolate oxygen atoms and thereby favor a cyclic TS (3) Does the TS have a chairlike conformation (4) Are there additional Lewis base coordination sites in either reactant that can lead to reaction through a chelated TS Another factor comes into play if either the aldehyde or the enolate, or both, are chiral. In that case, facial selectivity becomes an issue and this is considered in Section 2.1.5. 

The enolates of ketones can be acylated by esters and other acylating agents. The products of these reactions are [Tdicarbonyl compounds, which are rather acidic and can be alkylated by the procedures described in Section 1.2. Reaction of ketone enolates with formate esters gives a P-ketoaldehyde. As these compounds exist in the enol form, they are referred to as hydroxymethylene derivatives. Entries 1 and 2 in Scheme 2.16 are examples. Product formation is under thermodynamic control so the structure of the product can be predicted on the basis of the stability of the various possible product anions. 

The oxidation of butanone-2, catalyzed by complexes of pyridine with cupric salts, appeared to be similar in its main features [191]. Butanone-2 catalytically oxidizes to acetic acid and acetaldehyde. The reaction proceeds through the enolization of ketone. Pyridine catalyzes the enolization of ketone. Enole is oxidized by complexes of Cu(II) with pyridine. The complexes Cu(II).Py with n = 2,3 are the most reactive. Similar results were provided by the study of butanone-2 catalytic oxidation with o-phenanthroline complexes, where Fe(III) and Mn(II) were used as catalysts [192-194],... 

In contrast to the oxidation of prochiral esters and amides, which induces only moderate ee, sodium enolates of ketones give high stereoselectivity with (+)-147 or (—)-147 as the oxidant (Scheme 4-56 and Table 4-21). The highest stereoselectivity has been observed in the oxidation of the sodium enolate of deoxybenzoin 150, in which benzoin 149 can be obtained in over 95% optical purity. 

Monoaddition to esters. The reagent formed from RMgX and LDA (1 1) reacts with esters or amides to give enolates of ketones, which can be trapped by ClSi(CH,)v This technique provides a synthesis of artemisia ketone (1) by an aldol... 

Michael additions of ketone enolates. The stereochemistry of Michael additions of lithium enolates of ketones to a,(3-enones is controlled by the geometry of the enolate. Addition of (Z)-enolates results in anti-products with high diaster-eoselectivity, which is not changed by addition of HMPT. Reaction of (E)-enolates is less stereoselective but tends to favor syn-selectivity, which can be enhanced by addition of HMPT. 

Asymmetric sulfenylation. In the presence of the chiral diamine (S)-l-methyl-2-(piperidinylmethyl)pyrrolidine (1), tin(II) enolates of ketones react with... 

Scheme 6.80 Reactions of 5-bromo-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran (376) with complex bases composed of NaNH2 or NaNH2-NaOtBu and enolates of ketones, accordingto Caub re and co-workers.

It is not only the esters of organic acids which combine, in the manner of the ethyl acetoacetate synthesis , with the enolates of ketones and of esters an analogous behaviour is shown by the esters of nitrous and nitric, acids. The process which leads to the formation of isonitroso-and atinitro-compounds yields products fundamentally similar to those already described just as with ethyl acetate the group CO.CHs enters, so here, the NO- and N02-groups are involved, and enolise " exactly as does >O=0 ... 

Diketones are produced from nitroalkenes and the lithium enolates of ketones. Equation 132 shows the reaction of the enolate of 2-hexanone with 2-nitropropene in the presence of acetic anhydride. The resulting betaine 409, a greenish-blue liquid, is hydrolysed to the diketone by successive treatment with boron trifluoride and water441. 

Enolization of ketonic substrates can be carried out under far milder conditions if the dialkylboryl trifluoromethanesulfonate esters 59 (eq. [24]) are employed in the presence of hindered tertiary amines (eq. [43]) (6,63). At low temperatures (-78 0°C),... 

The enolates of ketones can be acylated by esters and other acylating agents. The products of these reactions are all /5-dicarbonyl compounds. They are all rather acidic and can be alkylated by the procedures described in Section 1.4. Reaction of ketone enolates... 

Thiolase (1DM3) [68] Enolization of ketones Gys378 His348 NE2 1 water... 

The fluorination of enolates of ketone, amide, or hydrazone bearing a chiral auxiliary (SAMP, Evans oxazolidine) with nonchiral fluorination reagent (A-fluoro sulfonimides, A-fluoropyridine) occurs with excellent diastereoselectivities. ... 

In the presence of several equivalents of N-F-type reagents, " it is possible to perform the difluorination of enolates of ketones, amides, and enamines. The difluorination of nucleosides has also been performed with Selectfluor (Figure 2.11). ... 

Reaction of o-iodobenzenesulfonamide 265 with the potassium enolate of ketones 266 in liquid ammonia under photochemical conditions affords 1,2-benzothiazine 1,1-dioxides 267 in excellent yield (Scheme 37) <2005JOC9147>. While a variety of other ketone substrates have been investigated for this reaction, those containing /3-hydrogens afford significant amounts of benzenesulfonamide by dehalogenation of the starting material 265. 

Captodative deterrence by an ot-donor to guide the enolization of ketones has found an excellent application in an approach to hitachimycin [150]. Thus, aldolization of an a-methoxycyclopentanone serves to assemble the major segment of the skeletal elements. 

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