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Stereospecific and Stereoselective Reactions. V. Alkylation of Active Methylene Compounds by the Use of Alcohols, Diethyl Azodicarboxylate, and Triphenylphosphine

1981; Oxford University Press; Volume: 54; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1246/bcsj.54.2107

1348-0634

Toshio Kurihara, Masaru Sugizaki, Itaru Kime, Makoto Wada, Oyo Mitsunobu,

Chemical Synthesis and Reactions

Abstract The reagent formed by the reaction of diethyl azodicarboxylate (1) and triphenylphosphine (2) reacted with alcohols and ethyl cyanoacetate (6) to give alkylated products in 30–80% yields. When ethyl acetoacetate, 1,3-cyclopentanedione, or 1,3-cyclohexanedione was used in place of 6, the corresponding O-alkylated products were obtained. The reaction of either (S)-(−)-ethyl lactate or (S)-(−)-ethyl 2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate with 1, 2, and 6, followed by hydrolysis resulted in the formation of (S)-(−)-methylsuccinic acid or (S)-(−)-benzylsuccinic acid. The results indicate that nearly complete inversion of the configuration takes place in the alkylation step.