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DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-832842
Erbium(III) Triflate: A Valuable Catalyst for the Rearrangement of Epoxides to Aldehydes and Ketones
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Publikationsdatum:
24. September 2004 (online)
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Abstract
Rearrangement of epoxides is performed with erbium triflate as catalyst. In contrast to most proposed catalysts for this reaction, erbium triflate works well with both aromatic and aliphatic epoxides.
Key words
catalysis - epoxides - Erbium triflate - Lewis acid - rearrangements
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5Typical Procedure: A solution of the epoxide (1 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (3 mL) was stirred at r.t. as Er(OTf)3 (1 µmol) was added. Rearrangements of aliphatic epoxides were carried out under reflux conditions. The reaction was monitored by GC/MS. At the time reported in Table [2] , the starting material was completely consumed. The reaction was poured into H2O, extracted twice with CH2Cl2, dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated under reduced pressure. Both NMR and elemental analyses of the residue showed the products to be >98% pure. Only limonene and α-pinene oxides required purification by preparative TLC (eluent CHCl3-MeOH, 9:1).
6After reaction workup, the aqueous phase can be evaporated under reduced pressure to furnish the erbium salt in 90% recovered yield, as a pale pink solid. After drying over P2O5 overnight, the recovered catalyst was reused five times in the rearrangement of 1a, with recovered yields of 2a always over 90%.
13Spectra of both 3f isomers are known [9] and they are slightly different (e.g. double-bond carbons are found at δ = 147.6, 109.6 ppm and δ = 146.75, 111.42 ppm and the vinyl protons at δ = 4.76, 4.73 and 4.83, 4.70 ppm in trans-3f and cis-3f, respectively).
14Naturanol is a natural product of great importance in the perfume industry.