Abstract:
The cleavage forms an ester group and a cyano group. It is effected by use of an ortho ester of a carboxylic acid, or reaction product thereof with the oximino compound or with a Lewis acid such as boron trifluoride in an electrophilic reaction medium. In particular alpha-oximinocyclohexanone dimethyl acetal is cleaved to form omega-cyano methyl valerate by catalytic action of dimethoxy ethylcarbonium tetrafluoroborate in dichloromethane solvent. The cyclic C5, C8, and C12 homologues react similarly; likewise the alkyl-substituted homologues and the nitroso isomers.
Abstract:
2-Halo-5-cyano alkyl valerate is produced by halogenating a 2alkoxy-3-oximinocyclohexene or the mineral acid salt thereof with at least one equivalent of chlorine, bromine or iodine; treating the 1,2-dihalo-2-alkoxy-3-oximinocyclohexane intermediate thus formed with an alcohol having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, more preferably with ethanol, methanol, propanol, butanol or isobutanol to form the corresponding 2-halo-6oximinocyclohexanone dialkyl ketal or its mineral acid salt; and ring opening of the ketal using a Beckmann cleavage reaction to form 2-halo-5-cyano alkyl valerate. The novel compound thus formed may be converted by reductive amination to form an alkyl ester of lysine which is subsequently hydrolyzed and neutralized to produce lysine.