Conformational Polymorphism of Lithium Pinacolone Enolate

J Am Chem Soc. 2016 Nov 23;138(46):15177-15188. doi: 10.1021/jacs.6b08177. Epub 2016 Nov 11.

Abstract

A metastable, polymorphic hexameric crystal structure of lithium pinacolone enolate (LiOPin) is reported along with three preparation methods. NMR-based structural characterization implies that the lithium pinacolate hexamer deaggregates to a tetramer in toluene but retains mainly the hexameric structure in nonaromatic hydrocarbon solvents such as cyclohexane. Moreover, the presence of a small amount of lithium aldolate (LiOA) dramatically influences the aggregation state of LiOPin by forming a mixed aggregate with a 3:1 ratio (LiOPin3·LiOA).

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.