Room-Temperature Coupling/Decarboxylation Reaction of α-Oxocarboxylates with α-Bromoketones: Solvent-Controlled Regioselectivity for 1,2- and 1,3-Diketones

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• 作者：Zhen He ; Xiaotian Qi ; Zhijie She ; Yinsong Zhao ; Shiqing Li ; Junbin Tang ; Ge GaoYu Lan ; Jingsong You
• 刊名：Journal of Organic Chemistry
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 3, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：82
• 期：3
• 页码：1403-1411
• 全文大小：505K
• ISSN：1520-6904

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A transition-metal-free and room-temperature coupling/decarboxylation reaction between α-oxocarboxylates and α-bromoketones is reported herein. It represents the first mild and regioselective synthesis of either 1,2- or 1,3-diketones from the same starting materials. Notably, the regioselectivity is simply controlled by solvents. The preliminary experimental data and DFT calculations suggest sequential Darzens-type coupling, alkaline hydrolysis, KOH-promoted oxirane opening and decarboxylation in one pot. This method is efficient for the synthesis of α,β-epoxy-γ-butyrolactone and curcuminoids.