Date of Award
Spring 2013
Document Type
Thesis
First Advisor
Dr. C. Wade Downey
Second Advisor
Dr. Kristine A. Nolin
Abstract
Through an efficient one-pot reaction sequence, ethyl propiolate can be transformed into a complex, usefully functionalized bicyclic product. Thioconjugate addition yielding Z-selective enoates has been developed for both aromatic thiols (trialkylamine-catalyzed) and aliphatic thiols (KOt-Bu-catalyzed). The oxidation of the thioenoates thus generated is followed by Li-catalyzed oxidation to sulfones using mCPBA, and Li-catalyzed Diels–Alder addition of cyclopentadiene. These subsequent steps are performed in situ, without any purification of intermediates. The yields obtained using the described synthesis are acceptable for a one-pot three-step sequence. Preliminary conjugate addition results with alcohols and amines as nucleophiles are also presented.
Recommended Citation
Neferu, Ana Maria, "One-pot reactions of ethyl propiolate" (2013). Honors Theses. 12.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/honors-theses/12
