Michael reactions of allylic sulfones with nitroolefins. Regio- and stereochemical control

Eugene Ghera, Efrat Ben-Yaakov, Tamar Yechezkel, Alfred Hassner

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Abstract

Michael addition of allylsulfone carbanions to nitroolefins where shown to be sensitive to substitution in both the donor and the acceptor. While sulfone 10 gave predominantly products of γ-addition with aromatic nitroolefins, addition to aliphatic nitroolefins produced almost exclusively α-adducts. In the presence of an OH function in the sulfone (see 13) only (Z) γ-adducts were observed, while a bromine substituent reversed the regiochemistry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2741-2744
Number of pages4
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume33
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 May 1992

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double bond in 15 - 17 in a more selectivem anner than in sulfone 10. This coordinationa ffectsa lso charged istributionl eadingt o greaterp referencef or r-attack.A contrarye ffectc ould be expectedin 14, in which charged elocalizationa t the CH2 terminus,d ue to the participationo f allylic bromine, should enhancea ttacka t the sulfone-substitutecda rbon,l eadingt o 18 - 19,r espectivelyS. tudiesa re continuing for the rationalizationo f the substitutionin fluence,w ith emphasiso n the unprecedentede ffecto f allylic substituentse quallyd istancedf rom the reactivet ermini. This should contributet o the exploitationo f suchr eactionsf or new and selectives yntheticr outes. AcknowledgementS: upport of this research by a grant from the US-Israel Binational Science Foundationi s gratefullya cknowledged.

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Acknowkdgement: Support of this research by a grant from the US-Israel Binational Science Foundationi s gratefullya cknowledged.

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double bond in 15 - 17 in a more selectivem anner than in sulfone 10. This coordinationa ffectsa lso charged istributionl eadingt o greaterp referencef or r-attack.A contrarye ffectc ould be expectedin 14, in which charged elocalizationa t the CH2 terminus,d ue to the participationo f allylic bromine, should enhancea ttacka t the sulfone-substitutecda rbon,l eadingt o 18 - 19,r espectivelyS. tudiesa re continuing for the rationalizationo f the substitutionin fluence,w ith emphasiso n the unprecedentede ffecto f allylic substituentse quallyd istancedf rom the reactivet ermini. This should contributet o the exploitationo f suchr eactionsf or new and selectives yntheticr outes. AcknowledgementS: upport of this research by a grant from the US-Israel Binational Science Foundationi s gratefullya cknowledged. Acknowkdgement: Support of this research by a grant from the US-Israel Binational Science Foundationi s gratefullya cknowledged.

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US-Israel Binational Science Foundationi s gratefullya cknowledged
US-Israel Binational Science Foundationi s gratefullya cknowledged

    Keywords

    • Michael reactions
    • allylic anions
    • nitroolefins
    • sulfones

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