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Hydroxyalkylation with. cap alpha. -hydroperoxydiazenes. Alcohols from olefins and carbonyl compounds from enol ethers

Journal Article · · J. Org. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00176a023· OSTI ID:6313497
Alkyl(1-hydroperoxy-1-methylethyl)diazenes 2a-C((CH/sub 3/)/sup 2/C(OOH)N=NR: a,R =CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/CN; c,R = CH/sub 2/CH(CH/sub 3/)CN; d,R = CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/OCH/sub 3/; e,r =CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/OC/sub 6/H/sub 5/; f,R = CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/CH/sub 2/OC/sub 6/H/sub 5/)) were prepared in solution by autoxidation of the corresponding hydrazones of acetone. Thermolysis of the diazenes at 50-80/sup 0/C in alkenes leads to alcohols. For example, 2b decomposes in 1,1-diphenylethene to afford 5-hydroxy-5,5-yield. Thermolysis of a diazene 2 in an enol ether solvent leads to an aldehyde or a ketone. Thus, 2a decomposes in 1-ethoxyethene and in 2-methoxypropene to afford, respective, 4,4,4-trifluorobutanol and 5,5,5-trifluoro-intermediates and radical chain hydroxyalkylation of alkene double bonds. In one chain-propagating step, R., generated from 2, adds to the alkene. The adduct radical so formed propagates by inducing decomposition of 2 by attack at hydroxyl oxygen. According to this mechanism, inital products from enol ethers are hemiacetals or hemiketals which do not survive the reaction conditions but decompose to the corresponding carbonyl compounds. Preliminary evidence for this mechanism is presented.
OSTI ID:
6313497
Journal Information:
J. Org. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Org. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 49:2; ISSN JOCEA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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