PROBLEM 12.46

Question

Question: a) What product is formed in Step [1] of the following reaction sequence?  

(b) Draw a mechanism for Step [2] that accounts for the observed stereochemistry. 

(c) What reaction conditions are necessary to form chiral A from prop-2-en-1-ol  

Step-by-Step Solution

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Answer

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b.

c.

1Reaction of alcohols with methane sulfonyl chloride

The reaction of alcohols with methane sulfonyl chloride yields the corresponding methane sulfonates by the replacement of the hydrogen atom of the OH group by SO2CH3 .

2Product obtained in step [1]

The reaction of the given compound with CH3SO2Cl  is shown below:


Reaction of A with  CH3SO2Cl  

3Mechanism of step [2]

The mechanism of the given reaction is provided below.


Mechanism


4Preparation of chiral A using prop-2-en-1-ol

The preparation of chiral A from prop-2-en-1-ol can be carried out as shown below.

Synthesis of A