Deoxygenative functionalization of hydroxy groups via xanthates with tetraphenyldisilane
Deoxygenative functionalization of hydroxy groups via xanthates with tetraphenyldisilane
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DOI:
10.1021/jo991715r
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发表时间:
2000-05-05
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Yokoyama, M
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作者:
Togo, H;Matsubayaski, S;Yokoyama, M
Deoxygenation reactions of hydroxy groups in carbohydrates, nucleosides, and antibiotics are very important due to their functional conversion. Today, the most effective and practical deoxygenation method of hydroxy groups is the Barton-McCombie reaction, which is the reaction of xanthates with a tributyltin hydride/AIBN or tributyltin hydride/Et3B system1 or, recently, phenylsilane or diphenylsilane in the presence of peroxide or Et3B, 2 trialkylsilane in the presence of peroxide/thiol (polarity reversal catalyst), 3 5, 10-dihydrosilanthrene/AIBN, 4 tris (trimethylsilyl) silane/AIBN, 5 dibutylphosphine oxide/AIBN or Et3B, 6 or phosphine-borane/AIBN. 7 The Barton-McCombie reaction and the modified Barton-McCombie reaction with alternative reagents have found widespread use in organic synthesis. However, it is well-known that there are several problems in the use of tributyltin hydride, such as toxicity and disposal, workup, and complete removal of the tin species from the products. Phenylsilane, diphenylsilane, and dibutylphosphine oxide are not so reactive, though these compounds are much less toxic than the tin compound. Moreover, these systems are limited to the deoxygenation reaction. To our knowledge, only a few reports for the intermolecular addition reaction of sugar xanthate to electron deficient olefins with tributyltin hydride in moderate yields have been made. 8 Recently, we have reported the utilization of tetraaryl disilanes, which are air-stable crystals, for three types of radical reactions with alkyl bromides, such as reduction, reductive addition to olefins, and alkylation of heteroaromatic bases. 9 Here, as part of our program to develop the synthetic use of tetraaryl disilanes for organic synthesis as an environmentally benign system, we would like to report a new deoxygenative formation of alkyl radicals from alcohols via xanthates, and their reduction to the corresponding hydrocarbons, reductive addition to an activated olefin, and alkylation of heteroaromatic bases, with tetraphenyldisilane as shown in Figure 1. At first, reactivities of disilanes 1a-d in the reduction of xanthate 2 derived from diacetone-D-glucose, in the presence of AIBN in ethyl acetate were studied (entries 2-5). Disilanes 1a, 1b, and 1d showed excellent reactivity, while disilane 1c showed moderate reactivity as shown in Table 1. Thus, disilanes 1a, 1b, and 1d are the most effective reagent for the deoxygenative reduction of xanthates 2. However, the preparation of disilane 1a is much easier and more practical than that of disilanes 1b-d. Thus, disilane 1a was used for the deoxygenative reduction of other xanthates 2, which were derived from tertiary and secondary alcohols, and sugar compounds, to give the corresponding reduction products in good yields, though the same reaction of xanthate derived from tridecanol, a primary alcohol, gave the reduction product in moderate yield (entry 15). An imidazole thiocarbonyl group can be also used instead of a methyl dithiocarbonate group (entries 6 and 13). The present radical reaction was carried out in ethyl acetate from the environmental point of view. However, the same treatment of xanthates in benzene gave the corresponding reduction product in