Chemistry > Aldehydes and Ketones > 9.0 Intramolecular Claisen Condensation

  Aldehydes and Ketones
    1.0 Introduction
    2.0 Methods of Preparation
    3.0 Physical Properties
    4.0 Relative Reactivities of Carbonyl Compounds
    5.0 Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles
    6.0 Haloform Reactions
    7.0 Aldol Condensations
    8.0 Claisen Condensation
    9.0 Intramolecular Claisen Condensation
    10.0 Cannizzaro Reaction
    11.0 Reformatsky Reaction
    12.0 Addition of Nitrogen Nucleophiles
    13.0 Addition of Oxygen Nucleophile
    14.0 Addition of Sulphur Nucleophile
    15.0 Oxidation of Aldehydes And Ketones
    16.0 Reduction of Aldehyde and Ketones
    17.0 Other Reactions Of Aldehydes And Ketones

9.3 Mechanism:

It is observed that the acetate ion abstracts a proton from the $\alpha $-carbon of the anhydride producing a carbanion which then attacks the carbonyl group of the aldehyde. The product then abstracts a proton from the acid to form – aldol type compound. The latter then undergoes dehydration in the presence of hot acetic anhydride.

Prolonged heating (about 5 hours) and high temperature is required, since a weak base (acetate ion) has to react with a weak acid (anhydride).

Meta directing groups in the aromatic ring promotes the reaction. When anhydride with one $\alpha -H$ atom is used, no dehydration is possible and an aldol type product is isolated.


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