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Functionalized Nitroalkanes in Organic Synthesis. The first concise preparation of 4-hydroxyheptadecan-7-one and 14-hydroxyoctadecan-8-one, two new hydroxy ketones isolated from Chiococca alba

✍ Scribed by Roberto Ballini; Giovanna Bosica; Gianni Rafaiani


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1995
Tongue
German
Weight
242 KB
Volume
78
Category
Article
ISSN
0018-019X

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✦ Synopsis


Abstract

The 4‐hydroxyheptadecan‐7‐one (1) and 14‐hydroxyoctadecan‐8‐one (2), two new hydroxyketones isolated from leaves of Chiococca alba, were synthesized, for the first time, by hydroxy‐functionalized nitroalkanes 4 and 9, respectively, via two chemoselective key steps: i) nitroaldol condensation with basic alumina, and ii) direct Nef conversion of nitroalkenes to carbonyl derivatives with sodium hypophosphite, in order to preserve the OH group.