Simple and Efficient Stereoselective Synthesis of (Z)- and (E)-Alkylidene 2,3-Dimethoxybutenolides from L-Ascorbic Acid and D-Isoascorbic Acid
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synthesis
- Vol. 1995 (06) , 687-692
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1995-3978
Abstract
Reactions of 2,3-di-O-methyl-5,6-di-O-toxyl-L-ascorbic acid (5b) and 2,3-di-O-methyl-5,6-di-O-toxyl-D-isoascorbic acid (11) with excess of carbon, oxygen and nitrogen nucleophiles produced γ-(Z)- and (E)-alkylidene-2,3-dimethoxybutenolides 6a-e and 12a-d, respectively, in good yields. The formation of the reaction products 6a-e and 12a-d has been rationalised through the involvement of two reaction processes. The ditosylates undergo a stereoselective antiperiplanar E2 reaction first with the nucleophiles to yield exocyclic allylic tosylates of the type 6 or 12 which in a subsequent SN2 reaction give rise to the observed products 6a-e and 12a-d.Keywords
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