DOI

10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.07.082

Abstract

(Trimethylsilyl) acetonitrile reacts smoothly with dimethyl acetals in the presence of stoichiometric trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) to yield β-methoxynitriles. The ideal substrates for this reaction are acetals derived from aromatic aldehydes. Elimination to the corresponding α,β-unsaturated nitriles is observed as the major product in the case of electron-rich acetals. A mechanistic hypothesis that includes isomerization of the silylnitrile to a nucleophilic N-silyl ketene imine is presented.

Document Type

Post-print Article

Publication Date

9-2017

Publisher Statement

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd.

DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.07.082

The definitive version is available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040403917309462.

Full citation:

Wade-Downey, C., Alice Y.-K. Lee, John R. Goodin, Courtney J. Botelho, and William M. Stith. "Mukaiyama addition of (trimethylsilyl)acetonitrile to dimethyl acetals mediated by trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate." Tetrahedron Letters 58, no. 36 (September 2017): 3496-3499. doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2017.07.082.

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