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ChemInform Abstract: Base-Induced Cyclization of 1-Benzyloxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentan-3-ones: Intramolecular Nucleophilic Addition of an Anion of a Benzyl Ether to the Carbonyl Moiety Without the Wittig Rearrangement or Protophilic Decomposition.

✍ Scribed by M. MATSUMOTO; N. WATANABE; A. ISHIKAWA; H. MURAKAMI


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2010
Weight
35 KB
Volume
29
Category
Article
ISSN
0931-7597

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Base-Induced Cyclization of 1-Benzyloxy-2,2,4,4-tetramethylpentan-3-ones: Intramolecular Nucleophilic Addition of an Anion of a Benzyl Ether to the Carbonyl Moiety Without the Wittig Rearrangement or Protophilic Decomposition.

-Two combinations of base and solvent are found to be effective for the title reaction of ethers like (I). Their influence on the cis-or trans-configuration of the obtained products is discussed. Both isomeric tetrahydrofurans (IIa) and (IIIa) are easily dehydrated to give compound (IV), a key intermediate for the dioxetane synthesis, in high yield.