Novel one-pot three-component coupling reaction with trimethylsilylmethyl-phosphonate, acyl fluoride, and aldehyde through the Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction

Org Lett. 2012 Aug 17;14(16):4206-9. doi: 10.1021/ol301879a. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

Abstract

A novel three-component coupling between trimethylsilylmethylphosphonate, acyl fluoride, and aldehyde has been developed. A sequential nucleophilic addition of lithio-trimethylsilylmethylphosphonate to the acyl fluoride and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction of an aldehyde with the lithio-β-ketophosphonate generated in situ by desilylation at the α-position of the α-silyl-β-ketophosphonate by fluoride took place cleanly in a one-pot operation. Various E- and Z-enones were obtained in high yields with high stereoselectivities by this one-pot procedure.