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1,3Dioxanes,1,3Dioxolanes
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1,3Dioxanes,1,3Dioxolanes
T.W.Green,P.G.M.Wuts,
ProtectiveGroupsinOrganicSynthesis,
WileyInterscience,NewYork,1999,308322,724727.
Stability
H2 O:
pH<1,100C
pH=1,RT
pH=4,RT
pH=9,RT
pH=12,RT
pH>12,100C
Bases:
LDA
NEt3 ,Py
tBuOK
Others:
DCC
SOCl2
Nucleophiles:
RLi
RMgX
RCuLi
Enolates
NH3 ,RNH2
NaOCH3
Electrophiles:
RCOCl
RCHO
CH3 I
Others:
:CCl2
Bu3 SnH
Reduction:
H2 /Ni
H2 /Rh
Zn/HCl
Na/NH3
LiAlH4
NaBH4
Oxidation:
KMnO4
OsO4
CrO3 /Py
RCOOOH
I2 ,Br2 ,Cl2
General
1,3Dioxanesand1,3dioxolanescaneasilybepreparedfromcarbonylcompoundswith1,3propanediolor1,2ethanediolinthepresenceofaBrnstedoraLewisacidcatalyst.
1,3Diolsgivemorestablecompounds.Astandardprocedureforprotectionemploystoluenesulfonicacidascatalystinrefluxingtoluene,whichallowsthecontinuousremovalof
waterfromthereactionmixtureusingaDeanStarkapparatus.Amixtureoforthoestersormolecularsievescanalsoprovideeffectivewaterremovalthroughchemicalreactionor
physicalsequestration.
Cyclicacetalsofferstabilityagainstalltypesofnucleophilesandbases.
Deprotectionisoftenperformedbyacidcatalyzedtransacetalizationinacetoneorhydrolysisinwetsolventsorinaqueousacid.Somestrongoxidationagentsmaycleaveacetals
suchasHClO4inCH2Cl2.Cyclicketalsandacetalsasarulearestabletomildhighvalentchromiumreagents(PCC,PDC,Jones,etc.),butstronglyacidicreagentswilloxidize
themtothelactone,orrelatedcleavageproducts.AdditionofstrongLewisacidsenhancesthesensitivitytowardsoxidantssuchasKMnO4,andMCPBA.
ProtectionofCarbonylCompounds
Acyclicandcyclicacetalsofvariouscarbonylcompoundswereobtainedinexcellentyieldsinthepresenceoftrialkylorthoformateandacatalyticamountoftetrabutylammonium
tribromideinabsolutealcohol.Thisconvenient,mild,chemoselectivemethodallowsacetalizationofanaldehydeinthepresenceofketone,unsymmetricalacetalformation,and
toleratesacidsensitiveprotectinggroups.
R.Gopinath,Sk.J.Haque,B.K.Patel,J.Org.Chem.,2002,67,58425845.
Zirconiumtetrachloride(ZrCl4)isahighlyefficientandchemoselectivecatalystfortheacetalization,andinsitutransacetalizationofcarbonylcompoundsundermildreaction
conditions.
H.Firouzabadi,N.Iranpoor,B.Karimi,Synlett,1999,321323.
Varioustypesofcarbonylcompoundsareefficientlyconvertedtotheir1,3dioxanesbytheuseof1,3bis(trimethylsiloxy)propane(BTSP)andacatalyticamountofiodineunder
essentiallyneutralaproticcondition.
B.Karimi,B.Golshani,Synthesis,2002,784788.
Varioustypesofhydroxyacetophenonesareefficientlyconvertedintothecorrespondingcyclicacetalsinthepresenceofadiol,triisopropylorthoformate,andacatalyticamountof
cerium(III)trifluoromethanesulfonateundermildreactionconditions.
F.Ono,H.Takenaka,T.Fujikawa,M.Mori,T.Sato,Synthesis,2009,13181322.
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Aliphaticandaromaticketonescanbedirectlyconvertedintotheircorrespondingchloroketoneacetalsinverygoodyieldsusingiodobenzenedichlorideinethyleneglycolinthe
presenceof4molecularsievesatroomtemperature.
J.Yu,C.Zhang,Synthesis,2009,23242328.
OtherSynthesesofCyclicAcetals
Ammoniumsaltsthatcanactashydrogenbonddonorsexertaremarkableaccelerationontheratesoftheregioselectivearylationofelectronricholefinsbyarylhalidesinionic
liquidsandcommonsolvents.
J.Mo,J.Xiao,Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.,2006,45,41524157.
Anewpalladium(0)catalyzedthreecomponentreactionofsalicylicaldehydetriflates,ethyleneglycolvinylether,andvarioussecondarynucleophilicaminesinvolvinganinitial
internalHeckarylation,iminiumionformation,andsubsequenttandemcyclizationgivestertiary3aminoindanacetals.
A.Arefalk,M.Larhed,A.Hallberg,J.Org.Chem.,2005,70,938942.
Deprotection
Acetalsandketalsarereadilydeprotectedunderneutralconditionsinthepresenceofacetoneandindium(III)trifluoromethanesulfonateascatalystatroomtemperatureormild
microwaveheatingconditionstogivethecorrespondingaldehydesandketonesingoodtoexcellentyields.
B.T.Gregg,K.C.Golden,J.F.Quinn,J.Org.Chem.,2007,72,58905893.
Er(OTf)3isaverygentleLewisacidcatalystinthechemoselectivecleavageofalkylandcyclicacetalsandketalsatroomtemperatureinwetnitromethane.
R.Dalpozzo,A.DeNino,L.Maiuolo,M.Nardi,A.Procopio,A.Tagarelli,Synthesis,2004,496498.
Achemoselectivemethodforthecleavageofacetalsandketalsatroomtemperatureinwetnitromethanebyusingcatalyticcerium(III)triflateatalmostneutralpHispresented.
Highyieldsandselectivitymakethisprocedureparticularlyattractiveformultistepsynthesis.
R.Dalpozzo,A.DeNino,L.Maiuolo,A.Procopio,A.Tagarelli,G.Sindona,G.Bartoli,J.Org.Chem.,2002,67,90939095.
AconvenientdeprotectionofacyclicandcyclicO,OacetalsandO,Oketalsisachievedinexcellentyieldswithinminutesunderneutralconditionsinthepresenceofacatalytic
amountofiodine.Doublebonds,hydroxylgroups,acetategroups,andhighlyacidsensitivegroupssuchasfuryl,tertbutylethers,andketoximesaretolerated.
J.Sun,Y.Dong,L.Cao,X.Wang,S.Wang,Y.Hu,J.Org.Chem.,2004,69,89328934.
Deprotectionofacetalsandketalscanbeachievedbyusingacatalyticamountofsodiumtetrakis(3,5trifluoromethylphenyl)borate(NaBArF4)inwaterat30C.Forexample,a
quantitativeconversionof2phenyl1,3dioxolaneintobenzaldehydewasaccomplishedwithinfiveminutes.
C.C.Chang,B.S.Liao,S.T.Liu,Synlett,2007,283287.
ConversionofCyclicAcetalsandKetalstoOtherFunctionalGroups
Aldehydesandketoneswereprotectedastheirthioacetalsinthepresenceofacatalyticamountofiodine.Thesemildreactionconditionswerealsoappliedinthe
transthioacetalizationofO,Oacetals,O,Oketals,O,Sacetals,andacylals.
H.Firouzabadi,N.Iranpoor,H.Hazarkhani,J.Org.Chem.,2001,66,75277529.
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Anefficientoxidationofvariousacetals,includingopenchainacetals,1,3dioxanesand1,3dioxalanes,withmolecularoxygeninthepresenceofcatalyticamountsofNhydroxy
phthalimide(NHPI)andCo(OAc)2ascocatalystgaveesters.
B.Karimi,J.Rajabi,Synthesis,2003,23732377.
AnefficientoxidationofcyclicacetalsprovidedhydroxyalkylestersingoodyieldsinthepresenceofMCPBA.
J.Y.Kim,H.Rhee,M.Kim,J.KoreanChem.Soc.,2002,46,479483.
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