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JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 78, Issue 17, Pages 8739-8747Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jo401477b
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We and others have previously reported the intermolecular umpolung reactions of Michael acceptors catalyzed by an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC). The representative tail-to-tail dimerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) has now been intensively investigated, leading to the following conclusions: (1) The catalysis involves the deoxy-Breslow intermediate, which is quite stable and remains active after the catalysis. (2) Addition of the intermediate to MMA and the final catalyst elimination are the rate-limiting steps. Addition of the NHC to MMA and the proton transfers are relatively very rapid. (3) The two alkenyl protons of the first MMA undergo an intermolecular transfer to C3 and C5 of the dimer. (4) The initial proton transfer is intermolecular. (5) Compared with the benzoin condensation, noticeable differences in the kinetics, reversibility, and stability of the intermediates are observed.
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