THERMAL ADDITION-REACTION OF AROYLKETENE WITH 1-ARYL-1-TRIMETHYLSILYLOXYETHYLENES - AROMATIC SUBSTITUENT EFFECTS OF AROYLKETENE AND ARYLTRIMETHYLSILYLOXYETHYLENE ON THEIR REACTIVITY
T. Saitoh et al., THERMAL ADDITION-REACTION OF AROYLKETENE WITH 1-ARYL-1-TRIMETHYLSILYLOXYETHYLENES - AROMATIC SUBSTITUENT EFFECTS OF AROYLKETENE AND ARYLTRIMETHYLSILYLOXYETHYLENE ON THEIR REACTIVITY, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 44(5), 1996, pp. 956-966
The thermal addition reaction of various aroylketenes (C) generated by
the thermolysis of 5-aryldioxofurans (A) to 1-aryl-1-trimethylsilylox
yethylenes gave 1,5-diarylpentane-1,3,5-triones (D) and 2,6-diaryl-4H-
pyran-4-ones (E). The introduction of electron withdrawing substituent
s in the aroylketene and of electron donating substituents facilitated
the addition reaction. The observed substituent effects and the react
ion mechanism are interpreted in terms of molecular orbital analyses.