Ketones 1.5- dicarbonyls

The electron-withdrawing effect of the benzotriazole nucleus has profound effect on the diverse reactions that oenzotriazole-based synthons undergo. For example, carbanions of 1-methyl- and 2-methylbenzotriazole reacted with 2-(methylthio)benzo-thiazole to afford the 1-substituted-benzotriazole (91) and the corresponding 2-substituted benzotriazole [94H(38)1041]. Immonium cations derived from 1-hydroxy-methylbenzotriazole (92) are also effective acceptors for ketones, 1,3-dicarbonyl and select enamine synthons under Lewis acid reaction conditions [94JHC(31)917]. 

Entry R RCOZr/ R /propargyl halide 1,4- allenyl ketone dicarbonyl Yield (%) Yield (%) ... 

Regarding ozonation processes, the treatment with ozone leads to halogen-free oxygenated compounds (except when bromide is present), mostly aldehydes, carboxylic acids, ketoacids, ketones, etc. [189]. The evolution of analytical techniques and their combined use have allowed some researchers to identify new ozone by-products. This is the case of the work of Richardson et al. [189,190] who combined mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy together with derivatization methods. These authors found numerous aldehydes, ketones, dicarbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids, aldo and keto acids, and nitriles from the ozonation of Mississippi River water with 2.7-3 mg L 1 of TOC and pH about 7.5. They also identified by-products from ozonated-chlorinated (with chlorine and chloramine) water. In these cases, they found haloalkanes, haloalkenes, halo aldehydes, haloketones, haloacids, brominated compounds due to the presence of bromide ion, etc. They observed a lower formation of halocompounds formed after ozone-chlorine or chloramine oxidations than after single chlorination or chlorami-nation, showing the beneficial effect of preozonation. 

Ketones, -Dicarbonyl Compounds, Silyl Enol Ethers, Silyl Ketene Acetals. The treatment of ketones with HTIB (MeCN or CH2CI2) affords a-toxyloxy ketones (eq 6), presumably via... 

Both A and B are 1,5-dicarbonyl compounds, but only B can be discormected in the usual way. The result is two molecules of an a,p-unsaturated ketone and we can continue the analysis ... 

Analysis Another lactone FGl reveals the true TM (A). Our normal discormection a of an a,p-unsaturated carbonyl compound gives us the 1,5-dicarbonyl compound (B) and the ketone (C) clearly derived from phenol. Alternatively we could disconnect bond b to the keto-ester (D) with the further discormection shown ... 

The most general methods for the syntheses of 1,2-difunctional molecules are based on the oxidation of carbon-carbon multiple bonds (p. 117) and the opening of oxiranes by hetero atoms (p. 123fl.). There exist, however, also a few useful reactions in which an a - and a d -synthon or two r -synthons are combined. The classical polar reaction is the addition of cyanide anion to carbonyl groups, which leads to a-hydroxynitriles (cyanohydrins). It is used, for example, in Strecker s synthesis of amino acids and in the homologization of monosaccharides. The ff-hydroxy group of a nitrile can be easily substituted by various nucleophiles, the nitrile can be solvolyzed or reduced. Therefore a large variety of terminal difunctional molecules with one additional carbon atom can be made. Equally versatile are a-methylsulfinyl ketones (H.G. Hauthal, 1971 T. Durst, 1979 O. DeLucchi, 1991), which are available from acid chlorides or esters and the dimsyl anion. Carbanions of these compounds can also be used for the synthesis of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds (p. 65f.). 

A classical way to achieve regioselectivity in an (a -i- d -reaction is to start with a-carbanions of carboxylic acid derivatives and electrophilic ketones. Most successful are condensations with 1,3-dicarbonyl carbanions, e.g. with malonic acid derivatives, since they can be produced at low pH, where ketones do not enolize. Succinic acid derivatives can also be de-protonated and added to ketones (Stobbe condensation). In the first example given below a Dieckmann condensation on a nitrile follows a Stobbe condensation, and selectivity is dictated by the tricyclic educt neither the nitrile group nor the ketone is enolizable (W.S. Johnson, 1945, 1947). 

Several 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds are prepared based on this oxidation. Typically, the 1,4-diketone 10 or the 1,4-keto aldehyde 12 can be prepared by the allylation of a ketone[24] or aldehyde[61,62], followed by oxidation. The reaction is a good annulation method for cyclopentenones (11 and 13). Syntheses of pentalenene[78], laurenene[67], descarboxyquadrone[79], muscone (14 R = Me)[80]) and the coriolin intermediate 15[71] have been carried out by using allyl group as the masked methyl ketone (facing page). 

Butyl vinyl ether reacts with aroyl chlorides using Pd(OAc)2 without a ligand to give the unsaturated ketone 839, which is a precursor of a 1-aryl-1,3-dicarbonyl compound. The reaction is regioselective /3-attack. Addition of PhjP inhibits the reaction[718]. 

Synthesis and Properties. A number of monomers have been used to prepare PQs and PPQs, including aromatic bis((9-diamines) and tetramines, aromatic bis(a-dicarbonyl) monomers (bisglyoxals), bis(phenyl-a-diketones) and a-ketones, bis(phenyl-a-diketones) containing amide, imide, and ester groups between the a-diketones. Significant problems encountered are that the tetraamines are carcinogenic, difficult to purify, and have poor stabihty, and the bisglyoxals require an arduous synthesis. 

In addition to formation from a ketone, the hydra2ones can be obtained from dicarbonyl compounds by a Japp-Klingemann reaction. This is especially useful for P-ketoesters and P-ketoacids, which undergo either deacylation or decarboxylation. 

Carbon—nitrogen double bonds in imines, hydrazones, oximes, nitrones, azines, and substituted diazomethanes can be cleaved, yielding mainly ketones, aldehydes and/or carboxyHc acids. Ozonation of acetylene gives primarily glyoxal. With substituted compounds, carboxyHc acids and dicarbonyl compounds are obtained for instance, stearoHc acid yields mainly azelaic acid, and a smaH amount of 9,10-diketostearic acid. 

Formation o( oleltns by coupling or cross coupling of ketones, mediated by low valent titanium Also coupling ol enol ethers of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds. 

The procedure described illustrates a general method for the preparation of o ,j3-unsaturated aldehydes and ketones from the enol ethers of 3-dicarbonyl compounds. 

The initially formed ]5-dicarbonyl compounds are subject to further photo-transformations. One example is provided in the case of epoxy ketone (88), where the resulting /5-diketone (89) undergoes partly a-cleavage and acyl-alkyl... 

The reaction of tnfluoromethyl-substituted A -acyl umnes toward nucleophiles in many aspects parallels that of the parent polyfluoro ketones Heteronucleophiles and carbon nucleophiles, such as enarmnes [37, 38], enol ethers [38, 39, 40], hydrogen cyanide [34], tnmethylsilylcarbomlnle [2,47], alkynes [42], electron-nch heterocycles [43], 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds [44], organolithium compounds [45, 46, 47, 48], and Gngnard compounds [49,50], readily undergo hydroxyalkylation with hexafluoroace-tone and amidoalkylation with acyl imines denved from hexafluoroacetone... 

The Gewald aminothiophene synthesis involves the condensation of aldehydes, ketones, or 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds 1 with activated nitriles such as malononitrile or cyanoacetic esters 2 and elemental sulfur in the presence of an amine to afford the corresponding 2-aminothiophene 3. ... 

The reaction of diketosulfides with 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds other than glyoxal is often not efficient for the direct preparation of thiophenes. For example, the reaction of diketothiophene 24 and benzil or biacetyl reportedly gave only glycols as products. The elimination of water from the P-hydroxy ketones was not as efficient as in the case of the glyoxal series. Fortunately, the mixture of diastereomers of compounds 25 and 26 could be converted to their corresponding thiophenes by an additional dehydration step with thionyl chloride and pyridine. 

The Pictet-Spengler reaction is one of the key methods for construction of the isoquinoline skeleton, an important heterocyclic motif found in numerous bioactive natural products. This reaction involves the condensation of a P-arylethyl amine 1 with an aldehyde, ketone, or 1,2-dicarbonyl compound 2 to give the corresponding tetrahydroisoquinoline 3. These reactions are generally catalyzed by protic or Lewis acids, although numerous thermally-mediated examples are found in the literature. Aromatic compounds containing electron-donating substituents are the most reactive substrates for this reaction. 

Bis(l-methylimidazol-2-yl)methane and -ketone with the dimer [Rh(CO)2Cl]2 in the presence of sodium tetraphenylborate give the dicarbonyl complexes 68 (X CHj, CO L = CO) where the carbonyl ligands may easily be substituted by the triphenyl phosphine ligands to yield 68 (X = CH, CO L = PPh ) (99JOM(588)69). The bis(l-methylbenzimidazol-2-yl)methane analogs of 68 (X=CH2 L=C0, PPhj) can be prepared similarly. 

Although this method is aot a geaeral procedure, bemg specific for ct-nitroketoues, k has several merits to avoid the use of toxic reageuts such as organodn compounds Functionalized ketones have been prepared by this denitration reaction, in which functionalized nitroalkanes are used as alkyl anion synthons For example, 3-nitropropanal ethylene acetal can be used as synthon of the 3-oxo-propyl anion and 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds are prepared, as shovm In Eq 7 88... 

Hydrogens on carbon next to a carbonyl group are acidic. In general, a /3-dicarbonyl compound is most acidic, a ketone or aldehyde is next most acidic, and a carboxylic acid derivative is least acidic. Remember that alcohols, phenols, and carboxylic acids are also acidic because of their -OH hydrogens. 

The best Michael reactions are those that take place when a particularly stable enolate ion such as that derived from a /i-keto ester or other 1,3-dicarbonyl compound adds to an unhindered a,/3-unsaturated ketone. Tor example, ethyl acetoacetate reacts with 3-buten-2-one in the presence of sodium ethoxide to yield the conjugate addition product. 

Strategy The overall result of an enamine reaction is the Michael addition of a ketone as donor to an cr,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compound as acceptor, yielding a 1,5-dicarbonyl product. The C—C bond made in the Michael addition step is the one between the a- carbon of the ketone donor and the /3 carbon of the unsaturated acceptor. 

Conjugate addition of enolate anions to a, jS-unsaturated sulphoxides followed by a sulphoxide- ketone transformation were used for the preparation of 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds and cyclopentenone derivatives (equation 355)648. 

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