Stereospecific stilbene formation from β-hydroxy-α,β-diphenylethylphosphoranes. Mechanistic proposals based upon stereochemistry |
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Authors: | Satoshi KojimaKazuhiro Kawaguchi Shiro MatsukawaKin-ya Akiba |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan |
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Abstract: | All four diastereomers of β-hydroxy-α,β-diphenylethylspirophosphoranes bearing two Martin ligands were prepared from a P-H (equatorial) spirophosphorane. Treatment of these phosphoranes with t-BuOK or t-BuONa at low temperature (ca. −40°C) led to the formation of stilbene with complete stereospecificity. In half of the cases the reaction proceeded quantitatively, whereas the other half gave rise to retro-aldol reaction with the formation of varying amounts of benzaldehyde and benzylphosphorane. A kinetic examination revealed that of the four the quantitatively proceeding reaction that gives cis-stilbene was the fastest. Based on the experimental observations, a mechanistic rationale for the previously reported Wittig-type reaction of exceptionally high Z-selectivity using an ethoxycarbonylmethylspirophosphorane is presented. |
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Keywords: | hypervalent phosphorane pentacoordinated hexacoordinated Wittig reaction stereospecific mechanism |
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