A simple route to (R)-(+)-4-t-butoxycyclopent-2-enone

Bart M. Eschler, Richard K. Haynes*, Steve Kremmydas, Damon D. Ridley

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Abstract

(-)-10-Mercaptoisoborneol undergoes conjugate addition to racemic 4-t-butoxycyclopent-2-enone in methanol in the presence of a catalytic amount of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine to give a 1:1 mixture of the sulphide adducts, which with m-chloroperbenzoic acid in ether at - 70°C is converted into a mixture of the corresponding sulphoxides; a single diastereoisomer of one of the sulphoxides is easily obtained by crystallization, and the diastereoisomer is converted by silica gel into (R)-(+)-4-t- butoxycyclopent-2-enone (1).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-138
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

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