Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction

A novel manifold has been developed, catalytic in phosphorus (V), that promotes the dehydration reaction of an alcohol to give the symmetrical ether product. This has been achieved through the development of a novel dioxyphosphorane catalyst that, in conjunction with a triflic acid cocatalyst, condu...

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Main Author: Shannon-Little, Andrew Laurence
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2016
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33038/
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description A novel manifold has been developed, catalytic in phosphorus (V), that promotes the dehydration reaction of an alcohol to give the symmetrical ether product. This has been achieved through the development of a novel dioxyphosphorane catalyst that, in conjunction with a triflic acid cocatalyst, conducts the coupling reaction without the need for any additional stoichiometric reagents. This has allowed the omission of the explosive diazo-compounds that are required in the widely-accepted Mitsunobu conditions, and has reduced the amount of inconvenient and difficult-to-remove phosphorus waste that is usually associated with phosphorus-mediated reactions. This work constitutes the first example of a phosphorus (V)-catalysed Mitsunobu-type etherification reaction.
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spelling nottingham-330382025-02-28T13:26:04Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33038/ Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction Shannon-Little, Andrew Laurence A novel manifold has been developed, catalytic in phosphorus (V), that promotes the dehydration reaction of an alcohol to give the symmetrical ether product. This has been achieved through the development of a novel dioxyphosphorane catalyst that, in conjunction with a triflic acid cocatalyst, conducts the coupling reaction without the need for any additional stoichiometric reagents. This has allowed the omission of the explosive diazo-compounds that are required in the widely-accepted Mitsunobu conditions, and has reduced the amount of inconvenient and difficult-to-remove phosphorus waste that is usually associated with phosphorus-mediated reactions. This work constitutes the first example of a phosphorus (V)-catalysed Mitsunobu-type etherification reaction. 2016-07-21 Thesis (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en arr https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33038/1/Andrew%20L%20Shannon-Little%20-%20Thesis%20Third-Final%20Draft.pdf Shannon-Little, Andrew Laurence (2016) Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.
spellingShingle Shannon-Little, Andrew Laurence
Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction
title Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction
title_full Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction
title_fullStr Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction
title_full_unstemmed Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction
title_short Studies towards a phosphorus(V)-catalysed Mitsunobu reaction
title_sort studies towards a phosphorus(v)-catalysed mitsunobu reaction
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/33038/