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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
A catalytic allylic cation-induced intermolecular allylation-semipinacol rearrangement
Ming-Hui Xu1, Kun-Long Dai1, Yong-Qiang Tu2
1State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & School of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China. tuyq@lzu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A catalytic intermolecular semipinacol rearrangement induced by allylic carbocations has been realized. This tandem reaction is highly efficient under the catalysis of ZnBr2, generating a wide range of α-homoallyl substituted ketones which contain all-carbon quaternary centres in good to excellent yields (up to 98%) with moderate to high diastereoselectivities (up to >20 : 1). Synthetic application of this novel methodology in the construction of core structures of natural products is also reported.
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