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Reaction of Magnesium Alkylidene Carbenoids with Lithium α-Sulfonyl Carbanions: A Novel Synthesis of Tri- and Tetra-substituted Allenes from 1-Chlorovinyl p-Tolyl Sulfoxides and Sulfones
Tsuyoshi SatohTatsuya SakamotoMasanori WatanabeKoji Takano
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2003 Volume 51 Issue 8 Pages 966-970

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Treatment of 1-chlorovinyl p-tolyl sulfoxides, which were synthesized from ketones and chloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide, with ethylmagnesium chloride or isopropylmagnesium chloride at below −78 °C gave magnesium alkylidene carbenoids in about 90% yields. The reaction of the generated carbenoids with lithium α-sulfonyl carbanions was found to afford tri- and tetra-substituted allenes. Both cyclic ketones and acyclic ketones were useful in this procedure. However, the 1-chlorovinyl p-tolyl sulfoxides derived from aldehydes gave only rearranged products, acetylenes, under the reaction conditions. The magnesium alkylidene carbenoid derived from an optically active 1-chlorovinyl p-tolyl sulfoxide was treated with lithium α-carbanion of 1-naphthyl phenyl sulfone; however, the obtained allene was found to be racemic. The mechanism of this reaction is also discussed.

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