Homoenolization and H/D exchange in tricyclic ketones. Rearrangement via a γ-enolate
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Under homoenolization conditions (t-BuO−, t-BuOH, 185 °C), 7,7-dimethyltricyclo[3.2.1.02,4]octan-6-one (5) readily rearranges to 4,4-dimethyltricyclo[3.3.0.02,8]octan-3-one (6) which subsequently suffers reduction of the three-membered ring, presumably by electron transfer from the tert-butoxide anion for which some evidence has been obtained. The conversion of 5 to 6 constitutes one of very few examples of rearrangement via a γ-enolate. From reactions in tert-butyl alcohol-O-d1, deuterium incorporation at the several sites in 5 and 6 undergoing H/D exchange was directly monitored by 2Hmr spectroscopy; these results shed light on the stereochemistry of homoenolate formation and cleavage.
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