title: Stereospecific substitution of enantiomerically pure 1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonate with beta-dicarbony compounds.
abstract: The alkylation of the sodium salt of the malonic acid diester with (R)-1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonate (2) gave the dimethyl (R)-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl]malonate (3a), stereospecifically. The alkylation reaction of methyl acetoacetate gave the methyl (2'S,2R/2S)-3-oxo-2-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl]butanoate (3d) along with the methyl (S)-3-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethoxy]-2-butenoate (4d). The acid hydrolysis and decarboxylation of 3d under acidic conditions gave (R)-4-(2-pyridinyl)pentan-2-one (6), and the alkylation of methyl (R)-[1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl]acetoacetate with benzyl bromide gave a mixture of C-benzylated and O-benzylated products 7 and 8.
authors.affiliation: Kyoto Pharmaceutical University, Yamashina, Japan. juenishi@kyoto-phu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uenishi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamada
mesh_terms: D000114:Acetylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000478:Alkylation; D001593:Benzyl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008698:Mesylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C468049:1-(2-pyridinyl)ethyl methanesulfonate; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D008698:Mesylates; D011725:Pyridines; C044736:phenylacetylene; D000114:Acetylene