Acylation ketones

Even though ketones have the potential to react with themselves by aldol addition recall that the position of equilibrium for such reactions lies to the side of the starting materials (Section 18 9) On the other hand acylation of ketone enolates gives products (p keto esters or p diketones) that are converted to stabilized anions under the reaction conditions Consequently ketone acylation is observed to the exclusion of aldol addition when ketones are treated with base m the presence of esters... 

Acyl-pyrroles, -furans and -thiophenes in general have a similar pattern of reactivity to benzenoid ketones. Acyl groups in 2,5-disubstituted derivatives are sometimes displaced during the course of electrophilic substitution reactions. iV-Alkyl-2-acylpyrroles are converted by strong anhydrous acid to A-alkyl-3-acylpyrroles. Similar treatment of N-unsubstituted 2- or 3-acyIpyrroles yields an equilibrium mixture of 2- and 3-acylpyrroles pyrrolecarbaldehydes also afford isomeric mixtures 81JOC839). The probable mechanism of these rearrangements is shown in Scheme 65. A similar mechanism has been proposed for the isomerization of acetylindoles. 

Homologation ot aldehydes, ketones, acyl chlondes, two carbon homologation via 2-(tnmethylsilyl)thiazole... 

Balaban, Mateescu, and Nenitzescu, diacylatcd 1,3-diphenyl-2-propanone (213, R =Ph) to 3,5-diphcnyl-4-pyrones (215), the former with acetic and polyphosphorio acids, the latter with acetyl chloride and aluminum chloride. This leaction follows the usual course of ketone acylation, and has been studied in detail several... 

This chapter covers not only nuclear and extranuclear quinoxahnecarboxylic acids (and anhydrides) but also the carboxylic esters, acyl halides, carboxamides, carbohydrazides, carbonitriles, carbaldehydes, and (ketonic) acyl derivatives of quinoxaline a few related speceis are also included. To avoid repetition, the interconversions of these quinoxaline derivatives are discussed only at the first opportunity thus the esterification of quinoxalinecarboxylic acids in covered as a reaction of carboxylic acids rather than as a preparative route to carboxylic esters, simply because the section on carboxylic acids precedes that on carboxylic esters. To minimize any confusion, appropriate cross-references have been inserted. 

Survey of Organic Synthesis , by Buehler and Pearson, Wiley, New York, 2 vols., 1970, 1977, discusses hundreds of reactions used to prepare the principal types of organic compounds. The arrangement is by chapters, each covering a functional group (e.g., ketones, acyl halides, and amines). Each... 

Mechanistically, this reaction is similar to ketone acylation. The P-keto sulfoxides have several synthetic applications. The sulfoxide substituent can be removed reductively, which leads to methyl ketones. 

Preparation of the cardiotonic agent butopamine (23) starts with reductive ami nation of ketone Acylation of... 

Ali, M.S. et al., A chlorinated monoterpene ketone, acylated (J-sitosterol glycosides and a flavanone glycoside from Mentha longifolia (Lamiaceae), Phytochemistry, 59, 889, 2002. 

Most of the conformational properties of the acyl derivatives originate in the high polarity of the C=0 bond. Comparative studies have been reported between several chemical functionalities containing the C=0 moiety, i.e., besides heterocyclic aldehydes and ketones, acyl halides, esters, amides, and urethanes, which have different electronic character. Furthermore, the behavior of the C=0 group has been compared, with regard to its conformational properties, to C=C and C=N double bonds in vinyl derivatives, oximes, and azomethines. Most of the results relative to five-membered aromatic heterocycles have been discussed previously (81RCR336 84KGS579). 

Oxygen abstraction reactions from alcohols, ketones, acyl halides and other oxygen-containing compounds by MCI or related derivatives also afforded a route to relatively simple complexes of the oxo halides (Table 24). Thus Nb2Cli0 was found to abstract oxygen from higher ketones to yield, after hydrolysis, alkanes, chloroalkanes or arylalkanes.414... 

Amino-l,2,4-triazine-5,6-diones (534), 4-amino-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazines (535), 4-amino-5-imino-l,2,4-triazines (536) and 4,6-diamino-1,2,4-triazin-5-ones (537) were prepared by reaction of hydrazidines (526) with oxalates, a-bromo ketones, acyl cyanides (485) and thioxamidates, respectively (80UP21900). 

Ali MS, Saleem M, Ahmad W, Parvez M, Yamdagni R (2002) A Chlorinated Monoterpene Ketone, Acylated (3-Sitosterol Glycosides and a Flavanone Glycoside from Mentha longifolia (Famiaceae). Phytochemistry 59 889... 

Dithiolylium cations (see Chapter 4.31) unsubstituted on the 3- or 5-position react with active methylene compounds, in most cases with simultaneous oxidation, as shown in equation (15). This reaction has been performed with a large variety of ketones, acylic or cyclic, /3-diketones, /3-keto dithioesters and a-cyano ketones (71AHC(13)161,pp. 174,188, 80AHC(27)151,p. 183). 

The most widespread use of IMPs is in the aza-Wittig reaction. This is the reaction of an IMP with a carbonyl group to generate an imine, or derivative thereof, with concomitant formation of the corresponding phosphine oxide (Scheme 2). The reaction is successful with a wide range of carbonyl containing compounds such as aldehydes, ketones, acyl chlorides, amides, and in some cases esters.2 Exposure to carbon dioxide, carbon disulfide, isocyanates, isothiocyanates, and... 

Acylation can be achieved using either acyl halides or acid anhydrides. The product is a ketone. Acyl halides are more reactive than the anhydrides, but still require a Lewis acid catalyst to promote the reaction (Scheme 2.6). The attacking species is the resonance-stabilized acylium ion or the complex. 

Enol acetates and corresponding derivatives constitute another class of unsaturated compounds that can advantageously be hydrogenated with high enantiomeric excess. This reaction is related to the enantioselective reduction of ketones. Acylated enol carboxy-lates (as an equivalent of a-keto carboxylic acid) can likewise be successfully reduced with rhodium(I) catalysts based on (5,5)-ethyl-DuPHOS (eq 8). Subsequent deprotection of the hydroxyl group or reduction of the carboxylic acid derivatives so obtained deliver chiral a-hydroxy carboxylates and 1,2-diols, respectively. 

Alkenyl, Alkynyl, Aryl and Related Acids. Vinylphosphonates are an important group of compounds that have found use in organic transformations. They are also useful reagents for the synthesis of biologically active systems. The synthesis of vinylphosphonates is varied. However additional convenient routes to them are always welcome. Four recent reports demonstrated that zirco-nacycles (180), readily available from diethyl 1-alkynylphosphonates, are very useful precursors of different vinylphosphonates. They react with alkynes, aldehydes, ketones acyl chlorides and nitriles to produce, in a highly stereo- and regio-selective manner, substituted vinylphosphonates (181), (182), (183) (184) and (185) respectively (Scheme 46). 

From a historical perspective, the a-(dialkylamino)nitrile anions were the first acyl anion equivalents to undergo systematic investigation. More recent studies indicate that anions of a-(dialkylamino)nitriles derived from aliphatic, aromatic or heteroaromatic aldehydes intercept an array of electrophiles including alkyl halides, alkyl sulfonates, epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, acyl chlorides, chloroformates, unsaturated ketones, unsaturated esters and unsaturated nitriles. Aminonitriles are readily prepared and their anions are formed with a variety of bases such as sodium methoxide, KOH in alcohol, NaH, LDA, PhLi, sodium amide, 70% NaOH and potassium amide. Regeneration of the carbonyl group can be achieved... 

Cycloaddition of a,3-unsaturated ketones, acyl ketenes, acyl, thioacyl, imidoyl and vinyl isocyanates, as well as the corresponding isothiocyanates, to the C=C bond of vinylidenephosphoranes leads to the formation of six-membered heterocycles carrying an exocyclic ylide function e.g. equation 117). In some instances the mentioned thioisocyanates, however, may undergo [2 + 2] cycloaddition at the C=S bond. Interestingly N-aryliminovinylidenetriphenylphosphoranes dimerize in a [4 2] cycloaddition on heating alone. 

Aldehydes, but not ketones, acyl chlorides, or esters, can be reduced in boiling methanol, or in aqueous methanol or THF, or even (heterogeneously) in water.22... 

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