Design, Reactivities, and Practical Application of Dialkylzinc Hydride Ate Complexes Generated in Situ from Dialkylzinc and Metal Hydride. A New Methodology for Activation of NaH and LiH under Mild Conditions
Design, Reactivities, and Practical Application of Dialkylzinc Hydride Ate Complexes Generated in Situ from Dialkylzinc and Metal Hydride. A New Methodology for Activation of NaH and LiH under Mild Conditions
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DOI:
10.1021/ja9718477
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发表时间:
1997-11
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15
通讯作者:
M. Uchiyama;S. Furumoto;M. Saito;Y. Kondo;T. Sakamoto*
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作者:
M. Uchiyama;S. Furumoto;M. Saito;Y. Kondo;T. Sakamoto*
We designed various dialkylzinc hydride “ate” complexes, prepared from dialkylzinc and metal hydride, and investigated the reactivities (and the transference aptitude of ligands) of these zincates toward benzophenone. The results clearly reveal that dimethylzinc hydrides are the most powerful and selective zincates for the reduction of the carbonyl group. This complex reagent turned out to be effective for the reduction of esters and amides as well as aldehydes and ketones to the corresponding alcohols and amines with good to excellent yields under mild conditions. Furthermore, the method was successfully used for the highly selective 1,2-reduction of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, the regioselective ring-opening reduction of epoxides, and the chemoselective reduction of aldehydes in the presence of ketones. We also discuss and clarify the active species and the mechanism of this reduction using the diastereoselective reductions of some carbonyl compounds with an adjacent chiral center. Also, this re...