Control of chemoselectivity in dirhodium(II)-catalyzed reaction of 5,6- dioxygenated 2-diazo-3-oxohexanoates: C-H insertion reaction versus oxonium ylide formation

Takayuki Yakura*, Akiharu Ueki, Yukiko Morioka, Toyoshige Kurata, Kenji Tanaka, Masazumi Ikeda

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Abstract

Methyl (S)-2-diazo-4-(3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxolan-1-yl)-3-oxobutanoate (1), upon treatment with Rh2(OAc)4 in boiling dichloromethane, gave methyl (1S,5S)-2,2-dimethyl-7-oxo-3,8-dioxabicyclo[3,2.1]octane-1-carboxylate (2) via oxonium ylide formation/1,2-shift. On the other hand, similar treatment of methyl (S)-5,6-bis(tertbutyldimethylsilyloxy)-2-diazo-3-oxohexanoate (3a) gave methyl 3-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxy)-5-oxo-1-cyclopentene-1-carboxylate (4a) via the C-H insertion reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1182-1183
Number of pages2
JournalChemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
Volume46
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • 1,2-shift
  • C-H insertion reaction
  • Cyclopentenone
  • Diazoketone
  • Dirhodium(II) catalyst
  • Oxonium ylide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Drug Discovery

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