3,3-Diethoxypropyl-lithium: a masked lithium propanal homoenolate in organic synthesis

Abstract
3,3-Diethoxypropyl-lithium is prepared by lithiation of the corresponding chlorinated precursor with lithium naphthalenide at –78 °C; the reaction of this masked propanal homoenolate with different electrophilic reagents [H2O, D2O, (PhCH2)2S2, PrCHO, BuiCHO, PhCHO, n-C7H15CHO, PhCHCHCHO, [[graphic omitted]O, [[graphic omitted]O, PhCOMe, PhCHNPh, PhCONEt2, PhCN, c-C6H4CN, 4-MeC6H4CN] leads to the corresponding mono- and bi-functionalized compounds. In the case of the reaction with aldehydes or ketones the prepared crude products are oxidized with m-chloroperbenzoic acid, yielding directly the γ-substituted butyrolactones.

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