Tetrahedron letters

Amidoacetone enolate anions: alkylation and Michael reaction

TR Hoye, SR Duff, RS King

Index: Hoye, Thomas R.; Duff, Steven R.; King, Rita S. Tetrahedron Letters, 1985 , vol. 26, # 29 p. 3433 - 3436

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Abstract

Abstract The lithium enolate derived from benzamidoacetone (1) can be regiospecifically alkylated at C (1) and stereospecifically added in conjugate fashion to cyclohexenone without resorting to protection of the free NH. Comparison is made with alkylations of methyl hippurate.