Trimethylsilyl acrylate

In fl-trimethylsilylcarboxylic acids the non-Kolbe electrolysis is favored as the carbocation is stabilized by the p-effect of the silyl group. Attack of methanol at the silyl group subsequently leads in a regioselective elimination to the double bond (Eq. 29) [307, 308]. This reaction has been used for the construction of 1,4-cyclohexa-dienes. At first Diels-Alder adducts are prepared from dienes and P-trimethylsilyl-acrylic acid as acetylene-equivalent, this is then followed by decarboxylation-desilyl-ation (Eq. 30) [308]. Some examples are summarized in Table 11, Nos. 12-13. 

Introduction of 3,5-dimethyl and 4-substituent on the Phebox skeleton revealed a weak substituent effect on the degree of asymmetric induction (Scheme 15) [28,29]. When trimethylsilyl acrylate was used as enolate source, the (3-hydroxy carboxylic acid was obtained directly upon mild acid hydrolysis. In the production of carboxylic acid 49, an enantiomeric excess of 96% ee was attained using the NC -substituted Phebox-Rh catalyst. 

Related Reagents. f-Butyl a-Lithiobis(trimethylsilyl)acetate f-Butyl Trimethylsilylacetate Ethyl Bromozincacetate Ethyl Lithioacetate Ethyl Trimethylsilylacetate Ketene Bis(trimethyl-silyl) Acetal Ketene f-Butyldimethylsilyl Methyl Acetal l-Methoxy-2-trimethylsilyl-l-(trimethylsilyloxy)ethylene Methyl (Methyldiphenylsilyl)acetate Methyl 2-Trimethylsilyl-acrylate Triethyl Phosphonoacetate Trimethylsilylacetic Acid. 

The condensation of arylsulfonyl acetonitriles 369a-c with 22a proceeds via addition of the in-situ formed anion 370 to the arylsulfonyl acetonitriles 369 to afford the dimers 371, in 69-94% yield, and hexamethyldisiloxane 7 [136]. Furthermore, y9-dicarbonyl compounds such as ethyl acetoacetate 372 a or ethyl benzoyl-acetate 372b are O-silylated by 22 a or 22 c to rather stable alkyl 3-O-trimethylsilyl-oxycrotonoate 373a and alkyl 3-0-trimethylsilyloxy-3-phenyl acrylate 373b [130]. Aliphatic nitro compounds such as nitromethane are O-trimethylsilylated and further transformed into oligomers [132] (cf Section 7.6) and are thus unsuitable reactants for silylation-C-substitutions (Scheme 4.50). 

It is supposed that the nickel enolate intermediate 157 reacts with electrophiles rather than with protons. The successful use of trimethylsilyl-sub-stituted amines (Scheme 57) permits a new carbon-carbon bond to be formed between 157 and electrophiles such as benzaldehyde and ethyl acrylate. The adduct 158 is obtained stereoselectively only by mixing nickel tetracarbonyl, the gem-dibromocyclopropane 150, dimethyl (trimethylsilyl) amine, and an electrophile [82]. gem-Functionalization on a cyclopropane ring carbon atom is attained in this four-component coupling reaction. Phenyl trimethyl silylsulfide serves as an excellent nucleophile to yield the thiol ester, which is in sharp contrast to the formation of a complicated product mixture starting from thiols instead of the silylsulfide [81]. (Scheme 58)... 

In 2002, Leadbeater and Torenius reported the base-catalyzed Michael addition of methyl acrylate to imidazole using ionic liquid-doped toluene as a reaction medium (Scheme 6.133 a) [190], A 75% product yield was obtained after 5 min of microwave irradiation at 200 °C employing equimolar amounts of Michael acceptor/donor and triethylamine base. As for the Diels-Alder reaction studied by the same group (see Scheme 6.91), l-(2-propyl)-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (pmimPF6) was the ionic liquid utilized (see Table 4.3). Related microwave-promoted Michael additions studied by Jennings and coworkers involving indoles as heterocyclic amines are shown in Schemes 6.133 b [230] and 6.133 c [268], Here, either lithium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide (LiHMDS) or potassium tert-butoxide (KOtBu) was em-... 

Somei adapted this chemistry to syntheses of (+)-norchanoclavine-I, ( )-chanoclavine-I, ( )-isochanoclavine-I, ( )-agroclavine, and related indoles [243-245, 248]. Extension of this Heck reaction to 7-iodoindoline and 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol led to a synthesis of the alkaloid annonidine A [247]. In contrast to the uneventful Heck chemistry of allylic alcohols with 4-haloindoles, reaction of thallated indole 186 with 2-methyl-4-trimethylsilyl-3-butyn-2-ol affords an unusual l-oxa-2-sila-3-cyclopentene indole product [249]. Hegedus was also an early pioneer in exploring Heck reactions of haloindoles [250-252], Thus, reaction of 4-bromo-l-(4-toluenesulfonyl)indole (11) under Heck conditions affords 4-substituted indoles 222 [250], Murakami described the same reaction with ethyl acrylate [83], and 2-iodo-5-(and 7-) azaindoles undergo a Heck reaction with methyl acrylate [19]. 

Diels-Alder reactions. In the presence of trimethylsilyl triflate, this orthoester is converted into a 1,1-diethoxyallyl cation, CH2=CHC+(OC2H5)2, which reacts with 1,3-dienes at -78° — 0° to give the corresponding adducts of ethyl acrylate. In the presence of trimethylsilyl triflate, ethyl acrylate can undergo Diels-Alder reactions, but higher temperatures are required and yields are lower. 

The reduction of acrylic ester in the presence of aldehydes or ketones and trimethylsilyl chloride affords... 

Dodd and co-workers (5) reported the first known synthesis of 11//-indolizino[8,7-h]indoles by the cycloaddition reaction of a nonstabilized ylide 21 and diethylacetylene dicarboxylate (DEAD). The azomethine ylide, formed by the alkylation of the 3,4-dihydro-p-carboline (22) with trimethylsilyl methyl triflate to the triflate salt, followed by in situ desilyation with cesium fluoride, underwent cycloaddition with DEAD at low temperature. The expected major cycloadduct 23 was isolated, along with quantities of a minor product 24, presumed to have been formed by initial reaction of the ylide with 1 equiv of DEAD and the intermediate undergoing reaction with a further equivalent of DEAD before cyclization. Dodd offers no explanation for the unexpected position of the double bond in the newly generated five-membered ring, although it is most likely due to post-reaction isomerization to the thermodynamically more stable p-amino acrylate system (Scheme 3.5). 

The formation of spirocyclopropanes from the reaction of diazodiphenylmethane and ( )-8-phenylmenthyl esters of acrylic acid and methyl fumarate occurred with a modest level of diastereofacial selectivity (136). In contrast, diastereoselectivities of 90 10 were achieved in the cycloadditions of diazo(trimethylsilyl)methane with acrylamides 65 derived from camphor sultam as the chiral auxiliary (137) (Scheme 8.16). Interestingly, the initial cycloadducts 66 afforded the nonconjugated A -pyrazolines 67 on protodesilylation the latter were converted into optically active azaproline derivatives 68. In a related manner, acrylamide 69 was converted into A -pyrazolines 70a,b (138). The major diastereoisomer 70a was used to synthesize indolizidine 71. The key step in this synthesis involves the hydrogenolytic cleavage of the pyrazoline ring. 

A convenient procedure for preparing dialkylphosphinic acids 62 involves addition of H-phosphinic acids and esters to conjugated double bonds via the silyl 87-89 or metal phos-phonite 61,[90 94] as illustrated in Scheme 21. The silyl phosphonite intermediates 61 (M = TMS) are typically formed either from phosphinic acids or esters using chlorotri-methylsilane or bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide. The metal phosphonite intermediates 61 (Y = Li, Na, etc.) are prepared by deprotonation of the acids with a base such as sodium hydride, sodium methoxide, or lithium diisopropylamide. The conjugated double bonds are typically acrylic acids and esters substituted in the a-position with the appropriate amino acid side chain. After appropriate protecting group manipulations, additional amino acids... 

The radical reductive cyclisation of diesters to acyloins (see also Section 5.9.1, p. 628) is an important method of synthesis for ring sizes from four-membered upwards. The example selected here is 2-hydroxy-3-methylcyclopent-2-enone ( corylone ) (29) (Expt 7.10), which is an important perfumery and flavouring material.53 In the first step (i), methyl acrylate is converted into its dimer with tris(cyclohexyl)phosphine in pyridine solution.5b Step (ii) is the protection of the double bond by conversion into the dimethylamino adduct. The acyloin reaction is step (iii), and the product is trapped as its bis(trimethylsilyl)ether. Finally, in step (iv), the protecting dimethylamino and trimethylsilyl groups are removed by passage down a column of silica gel. 

Methoxy(trimethylsilyl)methyllithium, 331 (E)-l-Methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene, 332-334 Methyl 2-acety[aerylate, 334-335 Methyl acrylate, 7-8, 22, 50 Methylal, 193... 

In the catalytic presence of tetrabutylammonium fluoride, a trimethylsilyl group is cleaved from AKtrimethylsilyl)rnethylbenzylimine to form the resonance-stabilized 2-aza-allyl anion which undergoes a Michael addition reaction with, for example, methyl acrylate, giving y-aminoesters.333 These types of aminoesters serve as a starting material for the elaboration of diversely substituted pyrrolidones.334... 

I he cycloaddition reactions generally give exo adducts with 1 -unsubstituted pyrroles, but 1 -methyl and 1 -trimethylsilyl substituents favor the endo stereoisomers. Cycloaddition has been achieved with. V-phenylmaleimide, methyl acrylate, methyl crotonate, dimethyl maleate, acrylonitrile and crotonitrile. The rate of cycloaddition is increased by 2,5-dimethyl substitution and this is attributed to the affect on the equilibrium between the 2,3 and 3,4-complexes. The isolation of azanorbornenes from the adducts by oxidative demetallation frequently leads to cycloreversion but azanorbornanes can be isolated by hydrogenation immediately after oxidation. <95JA3405>... 

There is a paucity of functional group reactions associated with the pyrrolopyrazines. A few examples may be found within the references describing their syntheses. However, a reaction has been reported which describes the [4 + 2] cycloaddition of pyrrolopyrazines. Ring expansion of 2-phenyl-2//-pyrrolo[3,4-/ ]pyrazine (32) occurs through cyclocondensation of the trimethylsilyl ether (33) with, amongst other dienophiles, methyl acrylate, and a mixture of quinoxalines (34) is obtained in 38% yield (Scheme 2) <86JHC1641>. 

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