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Hydrogen borrowing catalysis using 1° and 2° alcohols: investigation and scope leading to α and β branched products

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The alkylation of a variety of ketones using 1° or 2° alcohols under hydrogen borrowing catalysis is described. Initial research focused on the α-alkylation of cyclopropyl ketones with higher 1° alcohols (i.e. larger than MeOH), leading to the formation of α-branched products. Our search for additional substrates with which to explore this chemistry led us to discover that di-ortho-substituted aryl ketones were also privileged scaffolds, with Ph∗ (C6Me5) ketones being the optimal choice. Further investigations revealed that this motif was crucial for alkylation with 2° alcohols forming β-branched products, which also provided an opportunity to study diastereoselective and intramolecular hydrogen borrowing processes.
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10.1016/j.tet.2021.132051

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Chemistry
Sub department:
Inorganic Chemistry
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Publisher:
Elsevier
Journal:
Tetrahedron More from this journal
Volume:
86
Article number:
132051
Publication date:
2021-03-05
Acceptance date:
2021-02-19
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0040-4020


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1162422
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pubs:1162422
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2021-02-19
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