3 3 Introduction Reformatsky Reaction History Di scovered by Russian Chemist, Sergey Nikolaevich Reformatsky in 1887 Ber . Dtsch . Chem . Ges . 1887 , 20 , 1210 -1211 Pure Appl. Chem . 2008 , 80 , 891-901
4 4 Mechanism Tetrahedron 2004 , 60 , 9325-9374
Reaction Conditions Metals Zinc Chromium SmI 2 ( Kagan reagent) Indium Aluminium with Bismuth(III)chloride Cobalt Solvents THF DMF Et 2 O CH 2 Cl 2 Temperature -78 to 0 o C to rt 5 5
6 Types Intermolecular Intramolecular
7 Comparision with Aldol Reaction Reformatsky Reaction Neutral condition Reformatsky enolate : L ess reactive than lithium enolates or Grignard reagents No n ucleophilic addition to the ester group Aldol Reaction Alkaline or acidic condition
13 Reformatsky Reaction in Absence of Solvent 13 J. Org . Chem . 1991 , 56 , 4333-4334
14 14 Applications Synthesis of Indane acetic acid Pure Appl. Chem . 2008 , 80 , 891-901
15 Total Synthesis of Acutiphycin J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006 , 128 , 15106-15107
16 Intramolecular Reformatsky Reaction in Total Synthesis of B-ring System of Taxol Chem. Eur. J. 1999 , 5 , 121-161
17 Total Synthesis of (+) 10,10-difluorothromboxane J. Am. Chem. Soc. 19 92 , 114 , 8464-8472
18 18 Conclusion New C-C bond Formation β -hydroxy ester generation from haloesters Lactones formation Linear lengthening of Carbon chain Neutral reaction condition