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Facile Preparation of (2Z,4E)-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
Olefination of α,α'-divinyl ketones through catalytic Meyer-Schuster rearrangement
Curtis J Rieder1, Karl J Winberg, F G West
1Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, E3-43 Gunning-Lemieux Chemistry Centre, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada.
Abstract:
The direct olefination of 1,4-dien-3-ones remains a synthetic challenge. A two-step protocol, employing acetylide addition followed by catalytic Meyer-Schuster rearrangement has been developed for the olefination of 1,4-pentadien-3-ones to afford [3]dendralenes. Many of the traditional methods for the Meyer-Schuster rearrangement of alkynyl carbinols are not suitable with these highly unsaturated substrates because of their acid sensitivity. Unexpected reactivity during attempted rearrangement, including Nazarov-type electrocyclizations, is presented, along with conditions to promote the Meyer-Schuster rearrangement of ethoxyacetylene adducts using catalytic VO(acac)(2).
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