PREPARATION OF 1,2-DIKETONES - OXIDATION OF ALKYNES BY POTASSIUM-PERMANGANATE IN AQUEOUS ACETONE
PREPARATION OF 1,2-DIKETONES - OXIDATION OF ALKYNES BY POTASSIUM-PERMANGANATE IN AQUEOUS ACETONE
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DOI:
10.1021/jo01323a049
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
LEE, DG
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作者:
SRINIVASAN, NS;LEE, DG
Although the oxidation of alkynesto the corresponding 1, 2-diones by potassium permanganate is often considered to be a general reaction, the literature describes only two methods for effecting these transformations. One of them is restricted to alkynes such as stearolic acid, 1 which are soluble in aqueous base, and theother necessitates the use of phase-transfer agents. 2 In this note we wish to report a simple, general methodfor the oxidation of alkynes to the corresponding 1, 2-diones in aqueous acetone solutions (Table I). In orderto obtain good yields, it is necessary to maintain an approximately neutral solution. This can be achieved by addition of definite amounts3 of sodium bicarbonate and magnesium sulfate. The added salts serve as a buffer (pH 7.0-7.5 initially) and neutralize hydroxide ions which are produced during the reduction of permanganate. 4 Preparation of 8, 9-Hexadecanedione. A 2-L Erlenmeyer flask, immersed in a water bath at 25 C, was charged with reagent grade acetone (1.05 L) and 8-hexadecyne (6 g, 0.027 mol). To this was added a solution of NaHCOa (1.36 g, 0.0162 mol) and MgS04 (13.6 g, 0.0552 mol) in water (600 mL). The mixture was stirred with a mechanical stirrer. Powdered po-tassium permanganate5 (16.6 g, 0.105 mol) was added in one portion, and the mixture was stirred for 4 h. The unreacted permangante and the precipitated MnOg were reduced to soluble Mn2+ ions by adding a minimum quantity of NaNCL (7 g) and 10% H2SCL (70 mL) in small portions. The solution was transferred to a 2-L separating funnel, saturated with NaCl, and extracted with a hexane-ether mixture (1: 1, 3 X 200 mL). The organic solvents were removed using a rotary evaporator. The residue was dissolved in ether (50 mL) and extracted with a dilute NaOH solution (5%, 4 X 50 mL) to remove any carboxylic acids present. The ether layer was washed with a saturated solution of NaCl and dried (anhydrous Na2S04), and the solvent was removed in a rotary evaporator. The crude product obtained weighed 6.75 g (98%). The solid, when recrystallized from methanol, gave 8, 9-hexadecanedione as yellow plates (5.6 g, 81%): mp 48.5-49.5 C (lit. 6 49-50 C); IR (melt) 2930, 1705, 1475 cm” 1; NMR (CC14) h 0.9 (t, 6), 1.32 (m, 20 H), 2.67 (t, 4 H).Acknowledgment. The authors are grateful to the Na-tional Research Council of Canada for financial support.