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Mendeleev Commun., 2019 Volume 29, Issue 1, Pages 17–18 (Mi mendc1406)

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Communications

Diastereoselective synthesis of 5-hydroxy-3-methylalkane-1,6-diones from ketones and acetylene in two atom-economic steps

E. Yu. Schmidt, N. V. Semenova, I. A. Ushakov, A. V. Vashchenko, B. A. Trofimov

A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, Russian Federation

Abstract: (2R*,4R*)-2-Acetyl-2,6-diaryl-4-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrans (diastereoselectively synthesized from acetylene and ketones in one synthetic operation) undergo ring opening by aqueous NH4Cl (MeCN, 80°C, 8h) to afford diastereomerically pure 5-hydroxy-1,6-diketones in 48–89% yields.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2019.01.004



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