HMPA promotes retro-aldol reaction, resulting in syn-selective addition of lithiated 1-naphthylacetonitrile to aromatic aldehydes

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作者
Carlier, PR [1 ]
Lo, CWS [1 ]
Lo, MMC [1 ]
Wan, NC [1 ]
Williams, ID [1 ]
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[1] Hong Kong Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Chem, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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10.1021/ol006099w
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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[GRAPHICS] In HMPA-THF solution, lithiated 1-naphthylacetonitrile undergoes highly syn-selective addition to aromatic aldehydes, providing the first access to such syn-aldols. Syn-selectivity is also observed with two other arylacetonitriles, Aldolate equilibration and crossover experiments demonstrate that HMPA promotes retro aldol reaction and that aldol diastereoselectivity under these conditions is thermodynamically controlled.
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