An operationally simple one-pot, two-step procedure for the desymmetrization of benzils is herein described. This consists in the chemoselective cross-benzoin reaction of symmetrical benzils with aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by the methyl sulfinyl (dimsyl) anion, followed by microwave-assisted oxidation 20 of the resulting benzoylated benzoins with nitrate, avoiding the costly isolation procedure. Both electron- withdrawing and electron-donating substituents may be accommodated on the aromatic rings of the final unsymmetrical benzil.

One-pot, two-step desymmetrization of symmetrical benzils catalyzed by the methylsulfinyl (dimsyl) anion

RAGNO, Daniele
Primo
;
BORTOLINI, Olga
Secondo
;
GIOVANNINI, Pier Paolo;MASSI, Alessandro
;
PACIFICO, Salvatore
Penultimo
;
ZAGHI, ANNA
Ultimo
2014

Abstract

An operationally simple one-pot, two-step procedure for the desymmetrization of benzils is herein described. This consists in the chemoselective cross-benzoin reaction of symmetrical benzils with aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by the methyl sulfinyl (dimsyl) anion, followed by microwave-assisted oxidation 20 of the resulting benzoylated benzoins with nitrate, avoiding the costly isolation procedure. Both electron- withdrawing and electron-donating substituents may be accommodated on the aromatic rings of the final unsymmetrical benzil.
2014
Ragno, Daniele; Bortolini, Olga; Giovannini, Pier Paolo; Massi, Alessandro; Pacifico, Salvatore; Zaghi, Anna
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