Attempted Enantioselective Synthesis of Terbutaline. Unexpected Partial Racemization During Lithium Aluminum Hydride Reduction of a Secondary Amide

1995 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 1741 ◽  
Author(s):  
AC Donohue ◽  
WR Jackson

Syntheses leading to compounds related to the bronchodilator (–)- terbutaline via optically active cyanohydrins suffered unexpected partial racemization during lithium aluminium hydride reduction of key amide intermediates.


1992 ◽  
Vol 45 (8) ◽  
pp. 1205 ◽  
Author(s):  
EW Della ◽  
WK Janowski ◽  
PE Pigou

The attempted conversion of tricyclo [3.1.1.03,6]heptane-6-methanol (9) into the corresponding tosylate (7) leads instead to a rearranged isomer tricyclo [3.2.1.03,6]oct-6-yl tosylate (10). Treatment of 10 with lithium aluminium hydride affords a mixture of the parent alcohol tricyclo[3.2.1.03,6]octan-6-ol (15) and endo-bicyclo[3.2.l]octan-6-ol. The available evidence suggests that the latter arises by a process which appears to be mediated by alkoxy radicals rather than anions.





1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (20) ◽  
pp. 3366-3372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis D. Tanner ◽  
Brian G. Brownlee

The photolysis of sulfur monochloride with a series of saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons yielded alkyl chlorides, di- and polysulfides, hydrogen chloride, and elemental sulfur. The free radical substitution reactions leading to the production of alkyl chloride and the di- and polysulfides were shown to proceed via a chlorine atom abstraction reaction. The major products, the di- and polysulfides could be transformed quantitatively, by lithium aluminum hydride reduction into their corresponding mercaptans. The reaction describes a simple free radical route to the synthesis of a variety of alkyl mercaptans.





1979 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 746-750
Author(s):  
M T Stephen Hsia ◽  
Charles F Burant

Abstract An efficient preparation was developed for 3,3',4,4'-tetrachloroazobenzene and the corresponding azoxy and hydrazo derivatives, based on the lithium aluminum hydride reduction of 3,4-dichIoronitrobenzene. Batches were analyzed for purity by using a reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatographic method. All 3 compounds can be synthesized in gram quantities with 97–99% purity. Detailed mass, infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analyses are presented.





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