- A two-phase bromination process using tetraalkylammonium hydroxide for the practical synthesis of α-bromolactones from lactones
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A simple and efficient method for α-brominating lactones that affords α-bromolactones under mild conditions using tetraalkylammonium hydroxide (R4N) as a base was developed. Lactones are ring-opened with Br2 and a substoichiometric amount of PBr3, leading to good yields of the corresponding α-bromocarboxylic acids. Subsequent intramolecular cyclization over 1 h using a two-phase system (H2O/CHCl3) containing R4N afforded α-bromo lactones in good yields. This method can be applied at the 10 mmol scale using simple operations. α-Bromo-δ-valerolactone, which is extremely reactive and difficult to isolate, could be isolated and stored in a freezer for about one week using the developed method. Optimizing the solvent for environmentally friendly large-scale syntheses revealed that methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) was as effective. In addition, in situ-generated α-bromo-δ-valerolactone was directly converted into a sulfur-substituted functional lactone without difficulty by reacting it with a sulfur nucleophile in one pot without isolation. This new bromination system is expected to facilitate the industrial use of α-bromolactones as important intermediates.
- Hosono, Kazumi,Kodama, Shintaro,Nomoto, Akihiro,Ochi, Takanori,Ogawa, Akiya,Tabuchi, Akihiro,Yamamoto, Yuki,Yamazaki, Kento
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p. 2906 - 2914
(2022/01/12)
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- Convenient Syntheses of Cyclic Carboxamides from α,β,γ,δ and ε-halocarboxamides under Phase Transfer Conditions
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Piperazine-2,5-diones (2) were prepared by N-alkylation between two molecules of α-halocarboxamides (1) in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst in yields of 64-88percent. β,γ,δ and ε-Lactams (6,9 and 13) were similarly synthesized by intramolecular N-alkylation of the corresponding halocarboxamides (5, 8 and 12) under phase transfer conditions in 53-99percent yields.Keywords--piperazine-2,5-dione; β-lactam; γ, δ, and ε lactams; bis-β-lactam; phase transfer catalyst; intramolecular N-alkylation
- Okawara, Tadashi,Matsuda, Takashi,Furukawa, Mitsuru
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p. 1225 - 1233
(2007/10/02)
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