Consecutive approach to alkenes that combines radical addition of phosphorus hydrides with Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons-type reactions

M P Healy, A F Parsons, J G T Rawlinson

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Abstract

Addition of diethyl thiophosphite to terminal alkenes, in the presence of a radical initiator, followed by deprotonation of the phosphonothioate and reaction with a ketone, offers a concise one-pot approach to substituted alkenes. This novel method which can incorporate alkylation or acylation steps, can be applied to the stereoselective formation of sterically hindered tri- and tetrasubstituted alkenes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1597-1600
Number of pages4
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume7
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Apr 2005

Keywords

  • EFFICIENT METHODOLOGY
  • CYCLIZATION REACTIONS
  • COUPLING REACTIONS
  • CENTERED RADICALS
  • CHAIN-REACTIONS
  • HYPOPHOSPHITE
  • ESTERS
  • ACID
  • PHOSPHONATES
  • PHOSPHITES

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