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Scheme 6.14. Claisen Rearrangements of Allyl Vinyl Ethers and Related 563
Compounds
SECTION 6.4
a
1 CH 2 CH O [3,3]-Sigmatropic
195°C
Rearrangements
87%
OCH CH 2
2 b
CH 3 O
H +
(CH 3 ) 2 CCH CH 2 + H 2 C (CH 3 ) 2 C
COCH 3 125°C
CHCH 2 CH 2 CCH 3
HO 94%
c
3 CH 3 CH 3 O
110°C
CC CCCH 2 CH 2 C
CCHCH 2 CH 3 + CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CHCH 2 CH 3
CH 2 +
H
~70%
OH OCH 3 CH 3 CH 3
d
4 CH 3 O
O
140–145°C CH 3
O O
CH 3
CH 3 CH 2
CH 3
61%
5 e
O O CH 3 CH 3
CH 3
CH 3 CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CN
CH 2 CHOC 2 H 5
CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CN 200°C
CH 3 CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CN
CH 2
CH 2 OH CH 2 OCH CH 2 95%
Hg(O 2 CF 3 ) 2 73% CH 2 CH O
6 f O CH 3
H
OCH 3
CH 2
PdCl 2
+
HO
CH 3 r.t. 10 h 78%
OCH 3
7 g CH 3
(i-Bu) 3 Al CH 3
OH CH 2 CCH 3
CH 3
CH 3 OH
0°C CH 3
CH 2 89%
POCl 3
CH 3 CH 3
h
8
TBDMSO OMOM OH CH 2 CHOC(CH 3 ) 3 TBDMSO
excess OMOM
CH 2 CH O
CH 3 CH 3
Hg(OAc) 2 ,100°C
CH 3 CH 3 78%
CH 3 CH 3
i
9 CH 3
O H O H
O 220°C CH 3
O
O
CH 3 CON(CH 3 ) 2
TBDPSO H H H O
CH 3 H
TBDPSO 55%
CH 3
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Entry 7 illustrates reaction conditions that were applicable to formation and
rearrangement of an isopropenyl allylic ether. The tri-isopropylaluminum is thought
to both catalyze the sigmatropic rearrangement and reduce the product ketone.

