Mechanistic insights into the triazolylidene-catalysed Stetter and benzoin reactions: role of the N-aryl substituent

Christopher J. Collett; Richard S. Massey; Oliver R. Maguire; Andrei S. Batsanov; AnnMarie C. O'Donoghue; Andrew D. Smith

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Mechanistic insights into the triazolylidene-catalysed Stetter and benzoin reactions: role of the N-aryl substituent

Christopher J. Collett, Richard S. Massey, Oliver R. Maguire, Andrei S. Batsanov, AnnMarie C. O'Donoghue^*, Andrew D. Smith

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The in situ observation, isolation and reversible formation of intermediate 3-(hydroxybenzyl) azolium salts derived from NHC addition to a range of substituted benzaldehydes is probed. Equilibrium constants for the formation of these 3-(hydroxybenzyl) azolium salts, as well as rate constants of hydrogen-deuterium exchange (k(ex)) at C(alpha) of these intermediates for a range of N-aryl triazolinylidenes is reported. These combined studies give insight into the preference of N-pentafluorophenyl NHCs to participate in benzoin and Stetter reaction processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1514-1522
Number of pages	9
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	4
Issue number	4
Early online date	4 Jan 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c2sc22137c
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Heterocyclic carbene
Thiazolium salts
Michael addition
Triazolium salts
Umpolung reaction
Nucleophilic carbenes
Breslow intermediate
Alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes
Thiamine action
Homoenolate equivalents

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