Water acetone dimethyl ketal

Methyl esters s. 18, 935 with acetone dimethyl ketal as water scavenger, f. methods, s. H. Liliedahl, Acta Ghem. Scand. 20, 95 (1966)... 

Water scavenger, acetone dimethyl ketal as — 17, 231 ----, ethyl propionate as —... 

The effect of reaction time on the major components of the reaction of cystine and DMHF in water is shown in Table IV. It is noteworthy that amounts of 2,4-hexanedione, 3,5-dimethyl-l,2,4-trithiolanes and thiophenones were found at a maximum after one hour. It was also found that the amount of 2-acetylthiazole increased with time and that acetol acetate decreased with time as expected. In the glycerol medium, the effect of reaction time on the major components is shown in Table V. Apparently, the 1,3-dioxo-lane, which is a ketal formed from glycerol and acetone, decreased over time. Also, long reaction time favors the formation of cyclic compounds, including 2,5-dimethyl-2-hydroxy-3(2H)-thiophene, cyclo-pentenones and 4,5-dimethyl-l,2-dithiolenone. 

During a synthesis of the Chlorothricolide, Roush and Sciotti encountered unexpected problems with the hydrolysis of the dimethyl acetal 54.1 [Scheme 2.54].112 Use of some of the standard hydrolysis conditions (oxalic acid, PPTS, PTSA, HO Ac, or trifluoroacetic acid — all in acetone) resulted in recovery of 54.1 or decomposition. Success was achieved by exploiting the mild Lewis acidic properties of the lithium cation under conditions first reported by Lipshutz and Harvey.113 Thus treatment of the dimethyl acetal 54,1 with lithium tetrafluoroborate in acetonitrile containing 2% water returned the desired aldehyde 54J in 97% yield after 2 h at room temperature. The reaction was also applied to the deprotection of a cyclic ketal in a synthesis of Pumi-liotoxin.114 115... 

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