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Chapter 2 – Dearomatising additions <strong>to</strong> aryl oxazolines<br />

Ox*<br />

i) i-PrLi (1.5 eq),<br />

THF, DMPU (6 eq)<br />

−78 °C 5 min<br />

Ox*<br />

Ox*<br />

Ox*<br />

Me<br />

ii) MeI<br />

R R R<br />

101 102 116<br />

R<br />

103<br />

Entry R 102 116 103 SM Colour<br />

a H 70 0 6 12 Dark green<br />

b # p-OMe 64 0 17 6 Dark green (Scheme 2.6)<br />

c m-OMe 54 * 0 9 * 20 Apple green (Scheme 2.12)<br />

d 72 m-F † 10 * 0 10 * 40 Forest green (Scheme 2.13)<br />

e 72 p-F † c. 30 20 c. 40 ‡ 5 Forest green<br />

f p-Ph 32 30 0 14 Cherry red (Scheme 2.13)<br />

g p-CN 0 0 0 0 Wine red<br />

h p-NO 2 0 0 0 >95 Wine red (Scheme 2.14)<br />

i o-OMe 72 0 90 0 0 Wine red<br />

j 2-Me-4- 0 0 65 0 Wine red<br />

OMe<br />

*1,2,3 substituted regioisomer † in <strong>to</strong>luene ‡ sum of 2 regioisomers # average of 4 reactions<br />

Table 2.8 – addition <strong>to</strong> different aromatic systems<br />

Addition <strong>to</strong> the electron-rich meta-anisole system (101c, entry c) proceeded in good,<br />

unoptimised yield and only 1,2,3-substituted regioisomers isolated; confirmed by x-ray<br />

crystallography of 102c. <strong>The</strong> same regioselectivity was observed for meta-fluoro<br />

101d.<br />

Scheme 2.12 – crystal structure & reaction solution of meta anisole 102c<br />

<strong>The</strong> stereoelectronic preference for 1,2,3-substitution is quite clear; both oxygen and<br />

fluorine are effective π-donors and equally disfavour addition at C2 and C6, whilst<br />

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