Synthesis of Chiral Menthoxymethyl Ether of Phenol and Substituted Phenol and their Use in Directed Ortho Metalation

Title:Synthesis of Chiral Menthoxymethyl Ether of Phenol and Substituted Phenol and their Use in Directed Ortho Metalation

Volume: 10 Issue: 8

Author(s): Salma Mumtaz, Sher Wali Khan, Javid H. Zaidi, Anila Iqbal, Zain Maqsood Cheema, Khalid Mohammed Khan and Shahnaz Perveen

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Keywords: Acetals, Chiral auxiliary, Directed ortho metalation (DoM), Directed metalation group (DMG), Metalation, Menthol, Menthoxymethyl (OMen).

Abstract: Synthesis of chiral acetals of phenol and bromophenol was carried out using (-) menthol as a pure chiral auxiliary. Metalation of these chiral acetals, followed by nucleophilic attack on different aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes produced chiral products through directed ortho metalation (DoM). Chiral menthoxymethyl (OMen) is developed as a new oxygen based chiral directed metalation group (DMG) for benzene and substituted benzene.

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Mumtaz Salma, Khan Wali Sher, Zaidi H. Javid, Iqbal Anila, Cheema Maqsood Zain, Khan Mohammed Khalid and Perveen Shahnaz, Synthesis of Chiral Menthoxymethyl Ether of Phenol and Substituted Phenol and their Use in Directed Ortho Metalation, Letters in Organic Chemistry 2013; 10 (8) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/15701786113109990020