Subject reaction with acetals

Acetone cracks to ketene, and may then be converted to anhydride by reaction with acetic acid. This process consumes somewhat less energy and is a popular subject for chemical engineering problems (24,25). The cost of acetone works against widespread appHcation of this process, however. 

Raw Material. PVA is synthesized from acetjiene [74-86-2] or ethylene [74-85-1] by reaction with acetic acid (and oxygen in the case of ethylene), in the presence of a catalyst such as zinc acetate, to form vinyl acetate [108-05-4] which is then polymerized in methanol. The polymer obtained is subjected to methanolysis with sodium hydroxide, whereby PVA precipitates from the methanol solution. 

Uses ndReactions. Linalool can be estetified to linalyl acetate by reaction with acetic anhydride. Linalyl acetate [115-95-7] has a floral-fmity odor, reminiscent of bergamot and lavender. The price of the acetate in 1995 was 14.30/kg (45). Linalool is subject to dehydration and to isomerization to nerol and geraniol during the esterification. However, if the acetic acid formed during the esterification is removed in a distillation column, the isomerization can be minimized and good yields of the acetate obtained (130). 

The reaction of 2-amino-guanidine-1 -acetic acid hydroiodide 331 with carbon disulfide, heating the substrates in DMF at 130-140 °C for 12 h, produces compound 332 in 76% yield. This compound was subjected to cyclization reaction with acetic anhydride to give 6,7-dihydro-5-oxo-imidazo[2,l-f][l,2,4]triazole 102 in 76% yield (Scheme 32) <1998MI1>. 

N-Acetylation of Kasugamycinic Acid (9a). A solution of kasugamycinic acid (225 mg.) dissolved in 10 ml. of water was treated with acetic anhydride (0.3 ml.) under cooling sodium bicarbonate was used to keep the pH 7.2 and stirring continued for 30 minutes. The reaction product was passed through Dowex 50W-X2 (H form) and the column was washed with water. The combined filtrate was subjected to lyophilization to afford 234 mg. of a crude N-acetyl derivative. Its infrared spectrum showed strong absorptions at 1740 cm-1 characteristic of oxamic acid group. The N-acetyl derivative (178 mg.) was treated with 40 ml. 

In the original work (72), the authors stated that heating of 42 with excess sodium iodide did not result in further exchange. The extensive studies of Stevens and co-workers (96, 97) on the displacement reactions of compounds much related to 40, indicate that the C-4 sulfonate group can indeed be displaced by various nucleophiles. In fact compound 42 and its C-4 epimer (43) (d-threo) have been subjected to displacement reactions with benzoate (38), acetate and azide (98) ions to give the corresponding C-4 inverted products. 

The same starting compound 270 was also subjected to ring closure by using other reagents <2003PS1143> reaction of 270 with acetic anhydride afforded the methyl-substituted 272, whereas reaction with carbon disulfide yielded the 3-mercapto derivative 273. 

In the case of ring-nitrogen atoms, A-acylation and A-alkylation reactions have been described. Thus, Scheme 16 shows that compound 115 was subjected to acetylation <1999J(P1)1067>. If the reaction is carried out with acetic anhydride in pyridine under an argon atmosphere for 15 h, the acetyl compound 117 can be obtained. The same reaction mixture, however, when left to stand for 7 days, undergoes a further acetylation step to yield the acetate 118. 

Schkeryantz and Pearson (59) reported a total synthesis of ( )-crinane (298) using an intramolecular azide-alkene cycloaddition (Scheme 9.59). The allylic acetate 294 was first subjected to an Ireland-Claisen rearrangement followed by reduction to give alcohol 295, which was then converted into the azide 296 using Mitsunobu conditions. Intramolecular cycloaddition of the azide 296 in refluxing toluene followed by extrusion of nitrogen gave the imine 297 in quantitative yield. On reduction with sodium cyanoborohydride and subsequent reaction with... 

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