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Reactions of Enols and Enolate
Reactions of Enols and Enolate
workup couse Ol + etd
fe ketoester enolate pkox aa
intermediate,
Notes: Reacton is an eqgitbem resulting in an enolote intermediate
because the p-ketoester @) is More acidic than the starting
material SD, which sheans that you need to do the acidic workup
get the final Pr ketoester @.
@ When multiple products are possible , the ones without the | in
the ol-position will easily go back te SMs & Ore not observed as the
final product cs).
Aslasens Tyygi Sov Code: ATIEEExamples:
‘Dieckmann Condensation
one o 8
4. Etna sche “arte
ao™ “BHO” St oy
workup +EtoH NoT formed
Mixed Claisen Condensation
L es ck
9 4, CHaOk cr 7
i Se oO
Aw + cre Z. Hee? OW ccnoy —— OH
workup =" Not formed
Claisen- type Condensation
° ge
cy 4, ELONa, cr
ae
Cow * rs 3. HO LU seton
= A worl
f bka=24 “e
Since aldehydes & ketones are more acidic than esters, enolize easier
& act OS nucleophiles im these reactions. However, since est are alsd
less electrophilic than aldehydes & ketones, is better tp do a complete
enolization of @ carbony! oefire adding the ester.
. Oy
pF ee FE
2. Hee
workup
Note: When youre working with esters in basic conditions, make sure.
youre using matching’ alkoxide base to Quoid bransesterifcation |
o. Ss Oy ©
a +
rr +eto =——= TT EtO same as starting
° ° materials
Compare to
2+ 44,0 ———= ON + EEF different minty
0 == ifferent mixture
i? “ye due to transesterfienti
Aslasens Tyygi Sov Code: ATIEE4 Michael Addition [makes 4,5 -dicarbong|] ahi
New bond
f Ba: g g
CH. (Se cH C.
iC. ™~ Nd ~
RSH, Hac” c RN ens > cH SH
a
New
©.
° 2 © g Nudleophilic. bond
u e858 CNA Atkack °
Akh To ol Zenon Oe DD
Ph co H-transfer = Ph OH, O
aN Enolate @ =P O Cx
HH nolate f
CNucleophile) 4 p-unsaturated eS
Michael Donor | compound EEO
CElectrophile )
Note: when multiple equally enolizable Michael ° H-bansfer
2l+ positions awe Db it, use the Acceptor A
Same approach as in mixed condensations Ph" 5
by quantibatvely turning one cartong) into a. on
ponding enolate dig a strong base tke 48- carton “
LDA or Li compound.
Best results are obtained when the enolate (Michael donor) comes from a
4,3 dicarbony! , So theres No competition betioeen the enolizable Positions:
°° °° Oo oN N o 2
how i Ll @ N. a @
RR aN Acg a7 4 aA
Examples of good Michael donors [minor resprance contributors shown with © on C]
oO
°
I
Etonaccat) 4
=o
EtOH 2 bohen chiral boses are
used you can make.
Chiral atom O mixbice with Oo
NO competition
Significant enantiomeric
g ° ¢ g excess of one of the
Oke arm ELONa (cat) C Ph enantiomers.
EtOH
Aslasens Tyygi Sov Code: ATIEERegioselectivity of Nuceophilie. Attack on dip-Uneaburated Carbony's_ alin
[ 4,L- v3 A,4- addition]
aan e A Hybrid resonance
2 4 ® &
tt <> c C = structure of on
“a “eZ i 7 Sow ~ S atb-unsaturated
me carton! compound
Position of the nudeophile attachment tn the final products depends on
equrionaen conditions & nuceophile nature Chard v8 soft). In addition +o +hat,
nature of the oi/o-unsaturated compound plays role in regionelectuity,
@ Nature of a nudeopnile
Hard Nucleophiles favor reaction with hard elecbophiles [ 4,2~adaition]
eshile
Soft nucleophiles faver reaction with soft dlecbrophiles [1.4- addition |
Typical Hard Nucleophiles: RMg®r, ALi , HyN-oH
Typical Soft Nucleophiles: Q,Culi’, FR, enolates
Examples:
i, HOP g 9
4, Phogec ca compare. ca A. Ph Cui CO
Ud tae to —~— a Ho® ~Ph
workup workup
N- & Scnucleophiles tend to odd 44 te the d,p-unsaturated carbonyls
fo} a oH °
W
Avg Tao Aner
MQ )or~
@ Steric hindrances in the substrate @ Noture of a substrate
be much steric
d,p-unsaturated aldehydes
‘dea to give 12> adetion
ucts Significantly more
than the ketones.
Aslasens Tyygi Sov Code: ATIEE40) Robinson Annulation (sequence of a Michael addition followed by an — Shin
oa aldol_ Condensation )
Re R
Ais ny cate GOOF ee Crane
Ro $ Cmichael) So / CAldol) SNo
Electrophile
Mechanism: ae" once
D
z 79 oe — =
3 Be bransfer CS ——
s ao Nudeopitic. Attack ws Sond
2 Enolate.
= Cmichad donor) Those
Jog H-bansfer “Nuceophite byt
§ ROHN Bi banshee ‘Attack
3
oa
5 et 2 age
u
§ transfer
H- bran:
© ° Note: reaction is driven by the
8 H,O removal during the
= co aldol condensarton pact of the
wee Leauing mG mechanism (Le Chatelers principe)
oe Group
‘Dissociation
This uence works best with 4,5-dicarbonyls with only acidic H in
the ot-pobition , Otherwise multiple Michael rentbons may © prior to
eydizaton via aldel condensation
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