LITHIATED 5-TOSYLPROPANAL AND 4-TOSYL-2-BUTANONE DIMETHYL ACETALS AS BETA-ACYLVINYL ANION EQUIVALENTS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF UNSATURATED 1,4-DICARBONYL COMPOUNDS AND ALPHA,BETA-BUTENOLIDES
The lithiation of 1,1-dimethoxy-3-tosylpropane (7a) and 2,2-dimethoxy-4-tosylbutane (7b) followed by reaction with acyl chlorides affords, after p-toluenesulfinic acid elimination, ene-1,4-dicarbonyl compounds in a stereoselective manner. In the case of compound 7a, derived from acrolein, sequential monolithiation and reaction with carbonyl compounds give cyclic acetals, which after oxidation and elimination of p-toluenesulfinic acid are transformed into alpha,beta-butenolides.