Unexpected transformations of 3-(bromoacetyl)coumarin provides new evidence for the mechanism of thiol mediated dehalogenation of α-halocarbonyls |
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Authors: | Faith N Magwenzi Setshaba D Khanye Clinton GL Veale |
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Institution: | 1. Faculty of Pharmacy, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa;2. Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa |
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Abstract: | The mechanism for the thiol mediated dehalogenation of α-halogenated carbonyls has remained an unresolved problem, despite its ongoing application in synthetic organic chemistry. Nakamura and co-workers first proposed that net dehalogenation occurs via sequential nucleophilic substitutions, while Israel and co-workers concluded that the rate at which dehalogenation occurred suggested that dehalogenation proceeds in a single concerted step. In this study, we investigated the debromination and nucleophilic substitution of 3-(bromoacetyl)coumarin with a variety of thiophenols, whose electron donating or withdrawing natures resulted in large variations in the degree of nucleophilic substitution and dehalogenation products, respectively. Results from these experiments, in addition to an unexpected formation of thioether containing dibenzob,d]pyran-6-ones from a Robinson annulation, has provided new evidence for this disputed mechanism. |
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Keywords: | Reductive dehalogenation Thiophenol α-Halocarbonyl Coumarin |
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