Synthesis

Preparation and allylation of enamides and enecarbamates generated via iron (0) reduction of oximes and derivatives

C Sun, SM Weinreb

Index: Sun, Cuixiang; Weinreb, Steven M. Synthesis, 2006 , # 21 p. 3585 - 3588

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Abstract

Initial exploratory experiments were conducted with α-tetralone oxime (1; Scheme [2] ). It was found that treatment of 1 with iron powder and benzoyl chloride (2 equiv) in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature led to the desired enamide 2 in good yield. Similarly, with ethyl chloroformate