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Lewis Acid Catalyzed Transfer Hydromethallylation for the Construction of Quaternary Carbon Centers.

Authors :
Walker JCL
Oestreich M
Source :
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) [Angew Chem Int Ed Engl] 2019 Oct 21; Vol. 58 (43), pp. 15386-15389. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Sep 12.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The design and gram-scale synthesis of a cyclohexa-1,4-diene-based surrogate of isobutene gas is reported. Using the highly electron-deficient Lewis acid B(C <subscript>6</subscript> F <subscript>5</subscript> ) <subscript>3</subscript> , application of this surrogate in the hydromethallylation of electron-rich styrene derivatives provided sterically congested quaternary carbon centers. The reaction proceeds by C(sp <superscript>3</superscript> )-C(sp <superscript>3</superscript> ) bond formation at a tertiary carbenium ion that is generated by alkene protonation. The possibility of two concurrent mechanisms is proposed on the basis of mechanistic experiments using a deuterated surrogate.<br /> (© 2019 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1521-3773
Volume :
58
Issue :
43
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31449730
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201909852