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Letters in Organic Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1570-1786
ISSN (Online): 1875-6255

Metal-free Homocoupling of 2,2´-(Arylmethylene)-bis(3-hydroxy-5,5- dimethylcyclohex-2-enone) Mediated by N-methylhydroxylamine

Author(s): Jamal Lasri

Volume 10, Issue 7, 2013

Page: [482 - 489] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/15701786113109990013

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Abstract

The reaction of 5,5-dimethylcyclohexane-1,3-dione with an acyclic nitrone in DMF or acetone affords a 1:1 mixture of dimer 2,2´-(arylmethylene)-bis(3-hydroxy-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-enone) and tetramer 2,2',2'',2'''-(1,2- diarylethane-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrakis(3-hydroxy-5,5-dimethyl-cyclohex-2-enone). This unprecedented type of metal-free homocoupling of two molecules of the dimer to furnish the tetramer is believed to proceed via an oxidation/reduction process involving N-methylhydroxylamine.

Keywords: Acyclic nitrones, C-C bond formation, 5, 5-dimethylcyclohexane-1, 3-dione, N-methylhydroxylamine, oxidative coupling.


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