Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.137, No.40, 13087-13095, 2015
Evans Enolates: Solution Structures of Lithiated Oxazolidinone-Derived Enolates
The results of a combination of Li-6 and C-13 NMR spectroscopic and computational studies of oxazolidinone-based lithium enolates-Evans enolates-in tetrahydrofuran (THF) solution revealed a mixture of dimers, tetramers, and oligomers (possibly ladders). The distribution depended on the structure of the oxazolidinone auxiliary, substituent on the enolate, and THF concentration (in THF/toluene mixtures). The unsolvated tetrameric form contained a D-2d-symmetric core structure, whereas the dimers were determined experimentally and computationally to be trisolvates with several isomeric forms.