Hydrides reaction with esters

Digitoxigenin, structure of, 1097 Digitoxin, structure of, 989 Dihalide, alkynes from, 261 Dihedral angle, 94 Diiodomelhane. Simmons-Smith reaction with, 228-229 Diisobutylaluminum hydride, reaction with esters, 812 structure of, 699 Diisopropylamine, pK.d of, 923 1,3-Diketone, pfCa of, 852 Dimethyl disulfide, bond angles in, 20 structure of, 20 Dimethyl ether, electrostatic... 

Organometallic reagents and metal hydrides react with esters in still another example of the addition—elimination process. Usually, these strong nucleophiles react further with the ketones that are the initial products of the reactions (Fig. 18.35). The ketones are not as well stabilized by resonance as are the esters and so are more reactive in the addition reaction. 

As in its reactions with esters and amides, bis(2-methylpropyl)aluminum (diisobutylalumi-num) hydride (DIBAL) adds to a nitrile only once to give an imine derivative. Aqueous hydrolysis then produces an aldehyde. 

The condensation of aldehydes and ketones with succinic esters in the presence of sodium ethoxide is known as the Stobbe condensation. The reaction with sodium ethoxide is comparatively slow and a httlo reduction of the ketonic compound to the carbinol usually occurs a shorter reaction time and a better yield is generally obtained with the more powerful condensing agent potassium ieri.-butoxide or with sodium hydride. Thus benzophenone condenses with diethyl succinate in the presence of potassium [Pg.919]

The reaction of esters with Gngnard reagents and with lithium aluminum hydride both useful m the synthesis of alcohols were described earlier They are reviewed m Table 20 4 on page 848... 

Commercially, pure ozonides generally are not isolated or handled because of the explosive nature of lower molecular weight species. Ozonides can be hydrolyzed or reduced (eg, by Zn/CH COOH) to aldehydes and/or ketones. Hydrolysis of the cycHc bisperoxide (8) gives similar products. Catalytic (Pt/excess H2) or hydride (eg, LiAlH reduction of (7) provides alcohols. Oxidation (O2, H2O2, peracids) leads to ketones and/or carboxyUc acids. Ozonides also can be catalyticaHy converted to amines by NH and H2. Reaction with an alcohol and anhydrous HCl gives carboxyUc esters. 

The reaction of esters with Gr-ignard reagents and with lithium aluminum hydride, both useful in the synthesis of alcohols, were described earlier. They are reviewed in Table... 

Reaction with water to yield a carboxylic acid Reaction with an alcohol to yield an ester Reaction with ammonia or an amine to yield an amide Reaction with a hydride reducing agent to yield an aldehyde or an alcohol... 

The monothione 2 (vide supra) is converted into the (methylsulfanyl)benzoxazepinone 3a by sodium hydride/iodomethane an analogous reaction with ethyl bromoacetate gives the ester 3b.37... 

The heterocyclic derivative successfully protects the acid from attack by Grignard or hydride-transfer reagents. The carboxylic acid group can be regenerated by acidic hydrolysis or converted to an ester by acid-catalyzed reaction with the appropriate alcohol. 

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