Unexpected formation of 4,4-dimethyl-1,2-disubstituted-dicarbonyl cyclopentanes from ketone enolate anions and 1,3-diiodo-2,2-dimethylpropane

Cyclic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds can be easily obtained by mixing a solution of aryl methyl or alkyl methyl ketone enolate anions with 1,3-diiodo-2,2-dimethylpropane in DMSO. This represents the first example of dimerization of ketone enolate anions using a simple diiodoalkane as a reagent followed b...

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Authors: Barrionuevo, Cecilia Andrea, Schmidt, Luciana Carina, Argüello, Juan Elias
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2016
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/51621
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/51621
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:1,4-Dicarbonyl Compounds
Ketone Enolate Anions
Dimerization
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Summary:Cyclic 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds can be easily obtained by mixing a solution of aryl methyl or alkyl methyl ketone enolate anions with 1,3-diiodo-2,2-dimethylpropane in DMSO. This represents the first example of dimerization of ketone enolate anions using a simple diiodoalkane as a reagent followed by subsequent double alkylation with bis-iodide yielding a cyclopentane adduct. This methodology allows the use of a simple potassium tert-butoxide as a base at room temperature for the formation of three C–C bonds resulting in a relatively complex five-membered ring diketone structure under transition-metal-free conditions.