Exploring the Reactivity of α-Lithiated Aryl Benzyl Ethers: Inhibition of the [1,2]-Wittig Rearrangement and the Mechanistic Proposal Revisited

By carefullycontrolling the reactiontemperature,treatment of aryl benzylethers with tBuLi selectivelyleadsto a-lithiation, generating stable organolithiums that can bedirectlytrapped with avariety of selected electro philes,before they can undergo the expected [1,2]-Wittigrear-rangement. This rearra...

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Autores: Velasco, Rocío, Silva López, Carlos, Nieto Faza, Olalla ., Sanz Díez, Roberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Burgos (UBU)
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos (RIUBU)
OAI Identifier:oai:riubu.ubu.es:10259/4279
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4279
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:density functio nal calculations
lithiation
oxygenheterocycles
reaction mechanisms
Wittig rearrangement
Chemistry, Organic
Química orgánica
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Sumario:By carefullycontrolling the reactiontemperature,treatment of aryl benzylethers with tBuLi selectivelyleadsto a-lithiation, generating stable organolithiums that can bedirectlytrapped with avariety of selected electro philes,before they can undergo the expected [1,2]-Wittigrear-rangement. This rearrangement has been deeplystudied,both experimentally and computationally,with aryl a-lithiat-ed benzyl ethers bearing different substituents at the arylring. The obtained resultssupport the competence of acon-certedanionic intramolecular addition/elimination sequenceand aradical dissociation/recombination sequence for ex-plaining the tendency of migrationfor aryl groups.Themore favored rearrangementsare found for substrates withelectron-poor aryl groups that favor the anionic pathway