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Sulfur Ylides. Communication 1. Cyclopropanation of. cap alpha. ,. beta. -unsaturated Ketones with Ethyl (dimethylsulfuranylidene) acetate generated in the presence of phase-transfer catalysts

Journal Article · · Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6968363
This paper presents a modified method for the cyclopropanation of alpha, beta-unsaturated ketones with ethyl (dimethylsulfuranylidene) acetate, generated in situ from a sulfonium salt with 85% KOH in the presence of a phase-transfer catalyst, and studies the sterochemistry of the polysubstituted cyclopropanes. The chemical shifts of the carbon atoms of the cyclopropane rings of the isomer pairs are close together in the C 13 NMR spectra, which makes the assignment of the signals of C/sup 2/ and C/sup 3/ and the sterochemical assignment of each isomer to the cis and the trans series difficult. It is shown that the signals of the carboxyl carbon atoms differ not more than 0.65 ppm in the isomer pairs.
Research Organization:
Institute of Chemistry, Bashkir Branch, Acad of Sci., Ufa
OSTI ID:
6968363
Journal Information:
Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Acad. Sci. USSR, Div. Chem. Sci. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 34:10,PT.1; ISSN BACCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English