Mislow–Evans rearrangement
The Mislow–Evans rearrangement is a name reaction in organic chemistry. It is named after Kurt Mislow and David Evans who discovered this reaction in 1971. The reaction allows the formation of allylic alcohols from allylic sulfoxides in a 2,3-sigmatropic rearrangement.[1]
General reaction scheme
The reaction is a powerful way to create particular stereoisomers of the alcohol since it is highly diastereoselective and the chirality at the sulphur atom can be transmitted to the carbon next to the oxygen in the product.
The sulfoxide 1 reagent can be generated easily and enantioselectively from the corresponding sulfide by an oxidation reaction.[2] In this reaction various organic groups can be used, R1 = alkyl, allyl and R2 = alkyl, aryl or benzyl
Mechanism
A proposed mechanism is shown below:[2]
The mechanism starts with an allylic sulfoxide 1 which rearranges under heat to a sulfenate ester 2. This can be cleaved using a thiophile, which leaves the allylic alcohol 3 as the product.[3]
Scope
The reaction has general application in the preparation of trans-allylic alcohols.[4] Douglas Taber used the Mislow–Evans rearrangement in the synthesis of the hormone Prostaglandin E2.[2]
References
- ^ Li, Jie Jack (2006). Name Reaction. Springer. p. 388. ISBN 978-3-540-30030-4. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ a b c Kürti, László; Czakó, Barbara (2005). Strategic applications of named reactions in Organic Synthesis. Elsevier. p. 292. ISBN 9780124297852.
- ^ Evans, David; Andrews, Glenn (1974). "Allylic sulfoxides. Useful intermediates in organic synthesis". 7 (5). American Chemical Society: 147–155. doi:10.1021/ar50077a004. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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