title: Regiochemical studies of the ring expansion reactions of hydroxy azides with cyclic ketones.
abstract: The regiochemistry of ring expansions of 2-substituted cyclic ketones using 1,2-azidoethanol and 1,3-azidopropanol was examined. It was determined that the reactions of ketones with an adjacent methyl or ethyl group are generally unselective, but that bulkier substituents lead to preferential migration of the more highly substituted carbon. In addition, it was found that ketones bearing inductively electron-withdrawing substituents (OMe, Ph, Br) undergo selective migration of the less highly substituted carbon. For some substrates, alternative reaction pathways were also identified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2506, USA.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gracias
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aubé
mesh_terms: D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001386:Azides; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007659:Ketones