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[1,4]‐S‐ to O‐Silyl Migration: Multicomponent Synthesis of α‐Thioketones through Chemoselective Transformation of Esters to Ketones with Organolithium Reagents
Author(s) -
Sun Xianwei,
Song Zhenlei,
Li Hongze,
Sun Changzheng
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201303459
Subject(s) - organosulfur compounds , silylation , reagent , intramolecular force , chemistry , transformation (genetics) , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , sulfur , catalysis , biochemistry , gene
A [1,4]‐S‐ to O‐silyl migration has been exploited to chemoselectively transform esters into ketones by using organolithium reagents, allowing multicomponent synthesis of α‐thioketones. Mechanistic studies reveal that this migration proceeds in an intramolecular manner and is more favorable than the corresponding [1,5]‐S‐ to O‐ and [1,3]‐C‐ to O‐silyl migrations. The resulting α‐thioketones are valuable building blocks for the synthesis of cyclic or multifunctionalized organosulfur compounds.