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Synthesis 2017; 49(01): 121-126
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588336
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1588336
paper
Preparation of 4,6-Disubstituted α-Pyrones by Oxidative N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis
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Publication History
Received: 26 July 2016
Accepted after revision: 28 September 2016
Publication Date:
13 October 2016 (online)
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Dedicated to Prof. Dieter Enders, a pioneer and driving force in carbene catalysis, on the occasion of his 70th birthday
Abstract
An efficient synthesis of 4,6-disubstituted α-pyrones employing redox activation of enals using N-heterocyclic carbene catalysis is reported. The strategy uses aroyl-substituted nitromethanes and enals as substrates and reactions proceed through an addition–elimination–lactonization sequence. On one hand the nitro group in the starting ketone stabilizes the enolate and on the other hand it also acts as an ionic leaving group. Products are obtained in moderate to good yields.
Key words
α-pyrone - N-heterocyclic carbine - oxidative organocatalysis - NHC catalysis - elimination - lactonizationSupporting Information
- Supporting information for this article is available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1588336.
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