Electroreductive coupling of aromatic ketones, aldehydes, and aldimines with α,β-unsaturated esters: Synthesis of 5-aryl substituted γ-butyrolactones and lactams

The electroreductive intermolecular coupling of aromatic ketones and aldehydes with α,β-unsaturated esters in the presence of TMSCl gave the adducts as γ-trimethylsiloxy esters. The detrimethylsilylation of the adducts with TBAF afforded 5-aryl substituted γ-butyrolactones. The electroreductive coup...

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Published in:Tetrahedron 2017-02, Vol.73 (8), p.1143-1156
Main Authors: Kise, Naoki, Hamada, Yusuke, Sakurai, Toshihiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aromatic aldimines
Aromatic ketones
Electroreduction
Reductive coupling
γ-Butyrolactams
γ-Butyrolactones
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Summary:The electroreductive intermolecular coupling of aromatic ketones and aldehydes with α,β-unsaturated esters in the presence of TMSCl gave the adducts as γ-trimethylsiloxy esters. The detrimethylsilylation of the adducts with TBAF afforded 5-aryl substituted γ-butyrolactones. The electroreductive coupling of N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-arylmethaneimines with methyl acrylate in the presence of TMSCl gave the adducts as methyl 4-aryl-4-((4-methoxyphenyl)amino)butanoates. The adducts were transformed to 5-aryl-γ-butyrolactams by cyclization with NaH and subsequent oxidation with CAN. (±)-Norcotinine was prepared from nicotinaldehyde by this method. The electroreductive coupling of aromatic ketones and aldimines with acrylonitrile in the presence of TMSCl gave 4-aryl-4-(trimethylsiloxy)butanenitriles and 4-aryl-4-((4-methoxyphenyl)amino)butanenitriles, respectively. [Display omitted]
ISSN:0040-4020
1464-5416
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2017.01.013