Dieckmann condensation
| Dieckmann condensation | |
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| Named after | Walter Dieckmann |
| Reaction type | Ring forming reaction |
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| Organic Chemistry Portal | dieckmann-condensation |
| RSC ontology ID | RXNO:0000065 |
The Dieckmann condensation is the intramolecular chemical reaction of diesters with base to give β-keto esters.[1] It is named after the German chemist Walter Dieckmann (1869–1925).[2][3] The equivalent intermolecular reaction is the Claisen condensation. Dieckmann condensations are highly effective routes to 5-, 6-, and 7-member rings, but poor for larger rings.[4]
The Dieckmann condensation
Reaction mechanism
[edit | edit source]Deprotonation of an ester at the α-position generates an enolate ion which then undergoes a 5-exo-trig nucleophilic attack to give a cyclic enol. Protonation with a Brønsted–Lowry acid (H3O+ for example) re-forms the β-keto ester.[5]
Dieckmann condensation reaction mechanism for the example given
Due to the steric stability of five- and six-membered rings, these structures will preferentially be formed. 1,6 diesters will form five-membered cyclic β-keto esters, while 1,7 diesters will form six-membered β-keto esters.[6]
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| Animation of the reaction mechanism |
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Dieckmann, W. Ber. 1894, 27, 102 & 965
- Dieckmann, W. Ber. 1900, 33, 595 & 2670
- Dieckmann, W. Ann. 1901, 317, 51 & 93
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Davis, B. R.; Garrett, P. J. Compr. Org. Synth. 1991, 2, 806-829. (Review)
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