The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Polarized ketene dithioacetals. 28. A new general highly stereoselective and regiospecific method for homologation of ketones to. alpha.,. beta.-unsaturated esters via. …

B Myrboh, H Ila, H Junjappa

Index: Myrboh, Bekington; Ila, Hiriyakkanavar; Junjappa, Hiriyakkanavar Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1983 , vol. 48, # 26 p. 5327 - 5332

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Abstract

A new highly stereoselective and regiospecific general method for the conversion of active methylene ketones to &unsaturated 0-methyl esters, S-methyl esters, and aldehydes via the corresponding oxoketene dithioacetals has been developed. Thus the [bis (methylthio) methylene] carbinols 7a-g obtained by sodium borohydride reduction of the corresponding oxoketene dithioacetals 6a-g, derived from acetophenones and their higher homologues, ...