In-mediated b-allylation, b-propargylation, and b-allenylation onto a,b-unsaturated ketones: Reactions of in situ generated 3-tert-butyldimethylsilyloxyalk-2-enylsulfonium salts with in situ generated organoindium reagents

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Phil Ho Lee and Kooyeon Lee. Department of Chemistry, Kangwon National University, Hyoja-2-dong, Chunchon, Kangwondo, 200-701, South Korea
3-tert-Butyldimethylsilyloxyalk-2-enylsulfonium salts, generated in situ from the reaction of a,b-enones with dimethyl sulfide in the presence of TBSOTf, underwent a novel nucleophilic substitution with allylindiums to give silyl enol ethers of d,e-alkenyl ketones in good yields, which correspond to formal Michael addition products. In a similar manner, 1,4-propargylation of propargylindiums onto the sulfonium salts produced the corresponding silyl enol ethers of d,e-alkynyl ketones in good yields. Organoindium reagents derived from g-substituted propargyl bromide and indium afforded the corresponding silyl enol ethers of b-allenyl ketones in good yields. The reaction proceeds via an addition-substitution mechanism involving the formation of allylic sulfonium salts. The presence of the intermediate sulfonium salt was confirmed by the observation of the low temperature 1H NMR.