Silylated vinylic ketones

One problem with the Robinson annulation is the reversible nature of the initial Michael addition. One solution is to use a conjugated system that is particularly prone to Michael addition and forms the product, essentially irreversibly. a-Silyl vinyl ketones have been shown to be powerful Michael acceptors.The lithium enolate of cyclohexanone reacted with conjugated ketone 559 to produce the Michael product. 560.304b jn this case, the initially formed Michael adduct was stabilized by the presence of the silyl group at the a-position, driving the reaction toward the product. Hydrolysis produced 561, which was converted to the Robinson product (562) in 80% overall yield by treatment with NaOMe/MeOH under the requisite thermodynamic conditions.304b Pq,. this sequential process is justified when compared with normal treatment... 

The use of a-silylated vinyl ketone is another approach to overcome drawbacks of the standard Robinson annulation conditions such as polymerization of the vinyl ketone. The a-silylated vinyl ketones are stable and can undergo Michael addition in standard aprotic conditions (conditions that induces polymerization for vinyl ketones), as well as protic conditions. Synthesis of the octalone 21 can be used as an example of this variation. The silylated ketone 20 reacts with lithium enolate 13 (generated by methyllithium from its corresponding enol silyl ether in THE) in /-butyl... 

Michael-Peterson Condensation. 3-Trimethylsilyl-3-buten-2-one also undergoes smooth Michael addition with Grignard reagents (R = Me, n-Pr, i-Pr, f-Bu, Ph), generating magnesium enolates which are then trapped with benzaldehyde to give ( )-and (Z)-enone isomers after Peterson condensation (eq 6). For example, treatment of the a-silyl vinyl ketone with methylmagne-sium iodide followed by reaction with benzaldehyde yields a 7 1... 

Palladium-catalyzed bis-silylation of methyl vinyl ketone proceeds in a 1,4-fashion, leading to the formation of a silyl enol ether (Equation (47)).121 1,4-Bis-silylation of a wide variety of enones bearing /3-substituents has become possible by the use of unsymmetrical disilanes, such as 1,1-dichloro-l-phenyltrimethyldisilane and 1,1,1-trichloro-trimethyldisilane (Scheme 28).129 The trimethylsilyl enol ethers obtained by the 1,4-bis-silylation are treated with methyllithium, generating lithium enolates, which in turn are reacted with electrophiles. The a-substituted-/3-silyl ketones, thus obtained, are subjected to Tamao oxidation conditions, leading to the formation of /3-hydroxy ketones. This 1,4-bis-silylation reaction has been extended to the asymmetric synthesis of optically active /3-hydroxy ketones (Scheme 29).130 The key to the success of the asymmetric bis-silylation is to use BINAP as the chiral ligand on palladium. Enantiomeric excesses ranging from 74% to 92% have been attained in the 1,4-bis-silylation. 

Dicarbonyl compounds.1 The reaction of enol silyl ethers with methyl vinyl ketone catalyzed by BF3 etherate results in 1,5-dicarbonyl compounds. Almost quantitative yields can be obtained, even from hindered ketones, by addition of an alcohol or even, to a less extent, of water. 

Electrophilic substitutions.1 The anion 1 reacts with water and R3SiCl exclusively at the y-position. Alkylation is less selective both positions are attacked, but the y-position is usually preferred. The selectivity is not altered by addition of TMEDA or HMPT or by change of the counterion to K+ or Zn2 +. The y-silylated products provide a route to vinyl ketones (equation I). 

Use of the preformed Z-silyl enol ether 18 results in quite substantial anti/syn selectivity (19 20 up to 20 1), with enantiomeric purity of the anti adducts reaching 99%. The chiral PT-catalyst 12 (Schemes 4.6 and 4.7) proved just as efficient in the conjugate addition of the N-benzhydrylidene glycine tert-butyl ester (22, Scheme 4.8) to acrylonitrile, affording the Michael adduct 23 in 85% yield and 91% ee [10]. This primary product was converted in three steps to L-ornithine [10]. The O-allylated cinchonidine derivative 21 was used in the conjugate addition of 22 to methyl acrylate, ethyl vinyl ketone, and cydohexenone (Scheme 4.8) [12]. The Michael-adducts 24-26 were obtained with high enantiomeric excess and, for cydohexenone as acceptor, with a remarkable (25 1) ratio of diastereomers (26, Scheme 4.8). In the last examples solid (base)-liquid (reactants) phase-transfer was applied. 

Michael addition.2 This triflate is an effective catalyst for Michael addition of enol silyl ethers to a,P-enones such as methyl vinyl ketone to provide adducts in 60-75% yield, equation (I). This variation is useful in Robinson annelations. 

The role of SnCLt as catalyst in [2+2] cycloaddition reactions of olefines which are activated by selenophenyl and silyl groups in the 1,1 position with vinyl ketones has been examined in a combined experimental/theoretical study by Yamazaki et al.166. Calculations at the HF level showed that the formation of a chelate complex where the selenium atom of the olefin and the oxygen atom of the keto group are bonded as ligands to the... 

The construction of -silyl divinyl ketones in many different structural settings has been weU developed. The four principal connections outlined in Scheme 16 are as follows path a, vinyl organome-tallic addition to 3-trimeAylsilyl-2-propenal path b, 3-trialkylsilylvinyl organometallic" addition to enals path c, palladium-catalyzed carbonylation/coupling of 2-trimethylsilylvinyltrimethylstan-nane and path d, acylation of a B-silyl copper reagent. 

This is a mild, simple and practical procedure for 1,4-addition of an aldehyde to methyl vinyl ketone, without converting the aldehyde into an enamine or a silyl enol ether. The products, substituted 5-ketoaldehydes, are important compounds, especially for the preparation of substituted 2-cyclohexen-1-one derivatives, which have been versatile starting materials for syntheses of natural products such as terpenoids. These 5-ketoaldehydes have been prepared previously by the 1,4-addition of modified aldehydes, i.e., morpholinoenamines of aldehydes,trimethylsilyl enol ethers of aldehydes in the presence of a Lewis acid, or diethylallylamine in the presence of a catalytic amount of a Ru complex, to methyl vinyl ketones. 

Dicarbonyl compounds are formed by reaction of silyl enol ethers with methyl vinyl ketones in the presence of BF3 Et20 and an alcohol (Eq. 84) [139]. 

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