Table 5.
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nucleophile | electrophile | R5 | R6 | yield |
n-BuLi | n-Bu | 25a | 49%a (53%)b | |
n-BuLi | n-Bu | 25b | 61%a (57%)b | |
n-BuLi | n-Bu | 25c | 54%a (59%)b | |
n-BuLi | n-Bu | 25d | 55%a (62%)b | |
n-BuLi | n-Bu | 25e | (55%)b | |
n-BuLi | n-Bu | 25f | (68%)b | |
MeLi | Me | 25g | 55%a (51%)b | |
PhLi | Ph | 25h | 63%a (52%)b |
Conditions 1: (a) 2.0 equiv of nucleophile, THF, −78 °C; (b) 2.0 equiv of CuBr·DMS, HMPA/THF (1:1), 60 °C; then (c) and (d).
Conditions 2: (a) 1.1 equiv of nucleophile, THF, −78 °C; (b) 2.0 equiv of CuBr·DMS, 1.0 equiv of t-BuOK, HMPA, 60 °C; then (c) and (d).