The reaction of 3-stannyl-1,2,3-triphenyl- and3-stannyl-1,3-diphenyl-2-methylpropanones with sodium
tert-
butoxide in either
t-BuOH or dimethyl sulfoxide(DMSO) as solvent leads to elimination and/or su
bstitution products. The composition of the product mixturesdepends essentially on the nature of the ligands attachedto the tin atom, on the solvent, and also on the nature ofthe su
bstituent on C-2. Thus,
beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-(triphenyl),
beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-(
bromodiphenyl), and
beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-(trichlorostannyl) ketones undergo anexclusive elimination reaction leading to an unsaturatedketone in good to high yields (72%-96%)
both in
t-BuOHand in DMSO. In the latter the reactions lead to higheryields in shorter times. On the other hand,
beta2.gif" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">-(trimethylstannyl) ketones lead to mixtures of olefins and su
bstitution products in
t-BuOH and exclusively to su
bstitution products in DMSO (96%-98%). Stereochemicalresults suggest that the elimination reactions proceedthrough an (E1cB)
R mechanism.