title: Reaction of thallium(III) salts with homoallylic alcohols: ring contraction vs. dimethoxylation.
abstract: The oxidation of 2-(3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1-yl)-ethanol (1) with a variety of thallium(III) salts was investigated. An indan, formed by a ring contraction reaction, was obtained in good to moderate yields under a variety of reaction conditions: i) thallium triacetate (TTA) in aqueous AcOH; ii) thallium tris-trifluoroacetate (TTFA) in aqueous TFA; iii) TTFA in CH(2)Cl(2); iv) thallium tripropionate (TTP) in aqueous propionic acid and v) thallium tris-[(S)-(-)-triacetoxypropionate] in aqueous (S)-(-)-2-acetoxypropionic acid. On the other hand, the reaction of compound 1 with TTA in methanol led to a 2:1 mixture of the corresponding cis- and trans-dimethoxylated compounds, respectively. These compounds were formed by a thallium-promoted addition of methanol to the double bond.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748. CP 26077, CEP 05513- 970, São Paulo, Brazil. luizfsjr@iq.usp.br
authors.forename: Luiz F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Silvia
authors.forename: Marcus V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Craveiro
mesh_terms: D000498:Allyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D000432:Methanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012492:Salts; D013793:Thallium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000498:Allyl Compounds; D009281:Naphthalenes; D012492:Salts; C086079:1,2-dihydronaphthalene; D013793:Thallium; D000432:Methanol