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Jasmone 1 - ChemistforChrist

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Synthesis of JASMONE<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

+<br />

CO 2Et<br />

CO 2Et<br />

CO2Et CO2Et S N2'<br />

K2CO3 CO2Et ?<br />

DMF CO2Et CO 2Et<br />

CO 2Et<br />

∆<br />

150°C<br />

CO2Et ?<br />

CO2Et Industrial Synthesis (Firmenich) Helv. Chim. Acta 1978, 61, 2524-2529<br />

O<br />

+ Br 2 (hν)<br />

(heat in a radical<br />

fashion)<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

+<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

E/Z mixture<br />

and..<br />

+<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

via the<br />

enolate<br />

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O<br />

O<br />

> 150°C<br />

The Problem is that during the radical bromination epoxides are involved due to the presence of air and one<br />

day the plant that produced <strong>Jasmone</strong> via this pathway was blown up and since then this reaction is not used<br />

industrially anymore.

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