Abstract:
Production of carbonyl compounds substituted in the Alpha position and having the formula
WHEREIN R1 is alkyl, aralkyl, phenyl, toluyl, naphthyl, alkoxy or amino; R2 is hydrogen,
A is hydrogen, alkyl, halo or
R6 is hydrogen or methyl; and R11 is alkyl, wherein said compounds are formed by reacting a sulfur ylide having the formula
WHEREIN Y is the radical
AND R9 and R10 are alkyl or phenyl, with a solution containing both an electrophilic agent A1 that is converted into the radical A and a nucleophilic agent B1 that is converted into the radical B; and said carbonyl compounds having the formula
WHEREIN Z is nitrile, carboxyl, or carboxyl esterified with an alkanol.