Trialkylamine versus trialkylphosphine: Catalytic conjugate addition of alcohols to alkyl propiolates

The conjugate addition of activated propargylic alcohols to alkyl propiolates is shown to be catalyst-dependent. Whereas trialkylamines catalyze the expected 1,4-adition of the alcohol on the alkynoate to give the β-alkoxyacrylate derivative, the trialkylphosphine-catalyzed reaction affords densely...

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Autores: Tejedor, David, Santos-Expósito, Alicia, Méndez-Abt, Gabriela, Ruiz-Pérez, Catalina, García-Tellado, Fernando
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/132610
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/132610
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alkynes
Bicyclic compounds
phosphorus
Catalysis
Amines
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Sumario:The conjugate addition of activated propargylic alcohols to alkyl propiolates is shown to be catalyst-dependent. Whereas trialkylamines catalyze the expected 1,4-adition of the alcohol on the alkynoate to give the β-alkoxyacrylate derivative, the trialkylphosphine-catalyzed reaction affords densely functionalized bicyclic hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan derivatives. A mechanistic proposal for the phosphine-catalyzed addition of alcohols to alkyl propiolates according with these observations is presented. © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.