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Metal-free Synthesis of Ynones from Acyl Chlorides and Potassium Alkynyltrifluoroborate Salts
Published on: February 24, 2015
Metal-free, Regio-, and Stereo-Controlled Hydrochlorination and Hydrobromination of Ynones and Ynamides
Xiaojun Zeng1, Zhichao Lu2, Shiwen Liu1
1College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Donghua University , 2999 North Renmin Lu, Shanghai 201620, China.
Abstract:
We developed an atom-economical and metal-free method for the regio- and stereo-selective hydrohalogenation of ynones and ynamides using easy to handle DMPU/HX (X = Br or Cl) reagents. The reaction operates under mild conditions and a range of functional groups is well tolerated. We propose that the hydrohalogenation of ynones gives the anti-addition products via a concerted multimolecular AdE3 mechanism and that the hydrohalogenation of ynamides produces the syn-addition products via a cationic keteniminium intermediate.
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