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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 138, Issue 8, Pages 2532-2535Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b00051
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21232006]
- National Basic Research Program [2015CB856600]
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Olefins, compounds with a carbon-carbon double bond, are of fundamental importance, and stereodefined construction of tetrasubstituted carbon-carbon double bond is a significant challenge. Here we show a unique and practical method for the preparation of stereodefined, fully substituted olefins via conjugate addition of organozinc reagents to readily available 2,3-allenals. Through mechanistic studies, it is confirmed that the geometry of the newly formed double bond is controlled by unique regiospecific oxygen-protonation of the enolate intermediates, generating 1,3-alkadienols. Such alkadienols would undergo a concerted 1,5-H-transfer reaction via a six-membered transition state to ensure the configuration of the carbon-carbon double bond in the final products. Using the readily available organozinc reagents and 2,3-allenals provides a very rapid access to a wide range of tetrasubstituted olefins with defined stereochemistry, bearing an extremely versatile aldehyde functionality.
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