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To examine the chemical reactivity of the nitrogen-based nucleophile generated from the Mitsunobu reagent toward various carbonyl compounds and deduce the reaction mechanism.

January 6, 2005Organic Letters

Reactivity of Mitsunobu Reagent toward Carbonyl Compounds

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RORyan D. OtteUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison TSTomoyo SakataStanford University IGIlia A. GuzeiUniversity of Wisconsin System

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Laboratory investigation demonstrates distinct product formation from Mitsunobu reagents and carbonyl compounds, suggesting substituent-dependent mechanistic pathways.

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To examine the chemical reactivity of the nitrogen-based nucleophile generated from the Mitsunobu reagent toward various carbonyl compounds and deduce the reaction mechanism.
Generated a nitrogen-based nucleophile in situ by combining azodicarboxylate and triphenylphosphine.
Reacted the nucleophilic species with carbonyl compounds bearing diverse substituent patterns on the carbonyl carbon.
Characterized the structures of the resulting adducts to delineate the corresponding reaction pathways.
The reactive nitrogen-based nucleophile demonstrated high reactivity toward carbonyl compounds, forming distinct final products dictated by the carbonyl carbon's substituents.
Structural determination of the resulting adducts enabled a direct mechanistic explanation for the divergence in product pathways.

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Otte et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a96586a1b7eaa834f577268 https://doi.org/10.1021/ol0475008

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Laboratory investigation demonstrates distinct product formation from Mitsunobu reagents and carbonyl compounds, suggesting substituent-dependent mechanistic pathways.

Reactivity of Mitsunobu Reagent toward Carbonyl Compounds

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