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Date of Award
Spring 2009
Document Type
Restricted Thesis: Campus only access
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Department
Chemistry
First Advisor
Dr. C. Wade Downey
Second Advisor
Dr. Carol Parish
Abstract
Abstract: A new aldol-type reaction has been developed that does not require the extremely basic conditions of a traditional aldol reaction nor the previously synthesized enol silane needed for Mukaiyama aldol reactions. Formation of the enol silane occurs in situ, obviating the need for purification of the nucleophile. In the presence of a slight excess of TMSOTf and Hunig’s base, aromatic ketones add to saturated and unsaturated aldehydes and dimethyl acetal electrophiles to yield β-hydroxy and β-methoxy carbonyl compounds, respectively. Current investigation has shown that this method can be extended to the coupling of trimethylsilyl acetate to aldehydes to form β-hydroxy carboxylic acids.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Miles W., "An in situ one-pot enol silane formation-Mukaiyama aldol-type reactions mediated by TMSOTf" (2009). Honors Theses. 159.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/159