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Mannich and O-Alkylation reactions of tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes. The use of some products in ligand assisted reactions
journal contribution
posted on 2007-05-31, 14:18 authored by Benjamin BuckleyBenjamin Buckley, Jonathan Y. Boxhall, Philip C. Bulman Page, Yohan Chan, Mark ElsegoodMark Elsegood, Harry Heaney, Kathryn E. Holmes, Matthew J. McIldowie, Vickie McKee, Matthew J. McGrath, Mauro Mocerino, Andrew M. Poulton, Edward P. Sampler, Brian W. Skelton, Allan H. WhiteThe measurement of the pKa of a racemic tetramethoxyresorcin[4]arene explains the
failure to obtain good yields in attempted Mannich reactions of
tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes under classical reaction conditions. The failure is related to
the lack of adequate concentrations of iminium ions that results from the reduced acid
strength of tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes as compared to parent
octahydroxyresorcin[4]arenes. However, the preparation of a series of Mannich bases
derived from racemic tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes was accomplished using aprotic
reaction conditions, including microwave assisted reactions, and using pre-formed
iminium ion intermediates. In the case of reactions using chiral bis(aminol)ethers, the
reactions gave mixtures of diastereoisomers that were separated by flash
chromatography. The absolute configurations of the enantiomerically pure
tetrabenzoxazine derivatives were established as (P,R,S) or (M,S,R), in some cases by Xray
crystallographic analysis, and by a comparison of nuclear magnetic resonance
spectroscopic data. The alkylation of racemic tetramethoxyresorcin[4]arenes was
achieved in reactions using an excess of N-(R)-(+)-α-methylbenzyl-2-bromoacetamide in
acetonitrile containing potassium carbonate. Enantioselective ligand-assisted reactions of
aromatic aldehydes are reported using dialkylzinc reagents both in the absence and
presence of terminal alkynes.
History
School
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Department
- Chemistry
Publication date
2007Notes
This is a pre-print. The definitive version: BUCKLEY, B. R. (2006). Mannich and O-Alkylation reactions of tetraalkoxyresorcin[4]arenes. The use of some products in ligand-assisted reactions. European journal of organic chemistry, 22, pp. 5117-5134, is available at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/113441701ISSN
1099-0690;1434-193XLanguage
- en