New application of cross-linked poly(N-bromoacrylamide) and poly(N-bromosuccinimide) as highly efficient and chemoselective heterogeneous polymeric catalysts for deprotection of 1,3-dithianes and 1,3-dithiolanes under mild conditions

摘要

Cross-linked poly(N-bromoacrylamide) (PNBA) and poly(N-bromosuccinimide) as the mild and efficient heterogeneous polymeric catalysts were applied for selective deprotection of 1,3-dithianes and 1,3-dithiolanes to their corresponding carbonyl compounds. They were also effective as a reagent in aqueous media. These methods are very simple and the polymer catalysts could be recycled several times. Deprotection of thioacetal and thioketal without enolizable hydrogens proceeded very well to give only the corresponding aldehyde and ketone in high to excellent yield. Nevertheless, in the case of thioketals carrying enolizable hydrogens, deprotection accompanied with the formation of a minor ring-expanded product is observed. However, using the PNBA/H2O system, ring expansion of these thiolketals with enolizable hydrogen was not detected. These methods provide advantages, such as chemoselectivity, easy preparation, simple work up, excellent yields, and the ability to recycle the catalyst, which makes this method more useful compared to other known methodologies.