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Preparation and Transformations of Acetophenone-Derived Enamino Ketones, BF2-β-Ketoiminates, and BF2-β-Diketonates
Helena Brodnik1, Luka Ciber1, Uroš Grošelj1
1Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Abstract:
A series of differently substituted β-enaminones 2a,b, 4a-i, 8a-d, and 9-13, their BF2-β-ketoiminate complexes 5a-d, and BF2-β-diketonate complexes 6a-d were prepared as model substrates for photochemical transformations. The attempted photochemical transformations of enaminones 2, 4, 8 and BF2-β-ketoiminate complexes 5 failed. On the other hand, irradiation of mixtures of BF2-β-diketonate complexes 6a-d and cycloalkanes with UV-A light (365 nm) gave the corresponding De Mayo reaction products 7a-f in 9-30% yields. The photochemical ring-expansion of acetyl tetralone-derived BF2-complex 6d gave novel diannulated cyclooctane derivatives 7e and 7f, which would be difficult to obtain using conventional cyclization methods.
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