Diastereoselectivity in the Staudinger reaction: a useful probe for investigation of nonthermal microwave effects

Libo Hu, Yikai Wang, Bonan Li, Da Ming Du, Jiaxi Xu*

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Abstract

The effect of microwave irradiation on the selectivity, especially stereoselectivity, is one of the most important issues in microwave-assisted organic reactions. The diastereoselectivity in Staudinger reactions involving the representative ketenes and the corresponding matched imines has been used as a probe to investigate carefully the existence of the specific nonthermal microwave effects. The results indicate that the microwave irradiation-controlled stereoselectivity in the Staudinger reaction is in fact the contribution of temperature. No specific nonthermal microwave effect was found in the Staudinger reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9387-9392
Number of pages6
JournalTetrahedron
Volume63
Issue number38
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Diastereoselectivity
  • Imine
  • Ketene
  • Microwave
  • Nonthermal effect
  • Staudinger reaction
  • Stereoselectivity
  • Temperature
  • β-Lactam

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