Vale JR, Rimpiläinen T, Sievänen E, Rissanen K, Afonso CAM, Candeias NR. Pot-Economy Autooxidative Condensation of 2-Aryl-2-lithio-1,3-dithianes.
J Org Chem 2018;
83:1948-1958. [PMID:
29334462 PMCID:
PMC6150673 DOI:
10.1021/acs.joc.7b02896]
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Abstract
The autoxidative condensation of 2-aryl-2-lithio-1,3-dithianes is here reported. Treatment of 2-aryl-1,3-dithianes with n-BuLi in the absence of any electrophile leads to condensation of three molecules of 1,3-dithianes and formation of highly functionalized α-thioether ketones orthothioesters in 51-89% yields upon air exposure. The method was further expanded to benzaldehyde dithioacetals, affording corresponding orthothioesters and α-thioether ketones in 48-97% yields. The experimental results combined with density functional theory studies support a mechanism triggered by the autoxidation of 2-aryl-2-lithio-1,3-dithianes to yield a highly reactive thioester that undergoes condensation with two other molecules of 2-aryl-2-lithio-1,3-dithiane.
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