Questions tagged [enolate-chemistry]
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Can R-3-methyl-4-heptanone be enantioselectively synthesised from 4-heptanone?
I wonder if it is possible to do the following reaction with its enantioselectivity:
I am trying to do it via enolate, but I don't know how to make only the R product or if it's even possible to ...
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Role of NaI in Formation of Silyl Enol Ethers using Chloro(trimethyl)silane
I am forming silyl enol ethers using Chloro(trimethyl)silane (TMSCl), and below is an experimental protocol I am following
Silyl Enol Ether Synthesis
In an oven-dried 100 mL three-necked ...
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Enolate ion opening an epoxide?
Does anyone know if it is possible to open an epoxide and do a 2-C extension using an enolate ion, say, of acetone? Here's an example of what I mean:
Based on what I know of enolate chemistry, this ...
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Alkylation of acetophenone
When the NaOH deprotonates the hydrogen off the carbon, I thought there would be a resonance structure, with the negative charge being on both the oxygen and carbon. Since the oxygen is more stable ...
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Less substituted vs more substituted alkene [closed]
In general, more substituted alkenes are more thermodynamically stable. However, in certain cases such as enamine alkylation, the less substituted double bond is favored. How do we know that which is ...
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How does base size affect the ratio of kinetic/thermodynamic enolate?
One of the factors that favor kinetic products is bulky bases. So, I'd expect that, for a certain substrate, the use of a more bulky base to favor even more the kinetic product.
However, in the table ...
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Claisen-like condensation with acid chloride
In the Claisen condensation, an ester enolate attacks an ester, with an alkoxide anion leaving subsequently to give a $\beta$-keto ester. Is it possible for a typical enolate of an aldehyde or ketone ...
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Increasing C-alkoxycarbonylation of enolates
I am working with N-tosyl-2-piperidone and attempts to use the lithium enolate of this compound to perform an nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction on an several chloroformate esters in THF has lead ...
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Does the amine used to generate the enolate affect the selectivity of an Evans aldol reaction?
In an Evans aldol reaction, the enolate is typically generated by addition of a boron Lewis acid (e.g. $\ce{(n-Bu)2BOTf}$) and an amine, which acts as a weak base. I'd like to know whether there's any ...
