Abstract
A novel methodology for aqueous organic reactions utilizing a 2-pyridyldimethylsilyl (2-PyMe2Si) group as a removable hydrophilic group has been developed. It was found that 1,3-dienes bearing the 2-PyMe2Si group form molecular aggregates in water when 1.0 equivalent of HCl was added, as evidenced by dynamic light-scattering experiments. The Diels–Alder reaction of 2-PyMe2Si-substituted 1,3-dienes with various dienophiles took place in water at room temperature. The Diels–Alder reaction in organic solvents (Et2O/toluene) under the same reaction temperature and time gave the cycloadduct in much lower yield, indicating the dramatic rate acceleration in water. The removal of the 2-PyMe2Si group was accomplished by desilylation, oxidation, and electrophilic substitution.
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