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Ch. 18 - Ketones and Aldehydes
Wade - Organic Chemistry 9th Edition
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Capitolo 18, Problema 51e

Show how you would accomplish the following syntheses efficiently and in good yield. You may use any necessary reagents.
(e) Chemical reaction diagram showing the conversion of an aldehyde to a ketone using the Wittig reaction.

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Step 1: Analyze the transformation. The starting material is a cyclopentanone with an aldehyde group at the beta position. The product introduces an ethyl group at the alpha position of the ketone, forming an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde.
Step 2: Perform an α-alkylation reaction. Treat the cyclopentanone with a strong base, such as LDA (lithium diisopropylamide), to generate the enolate ion. This enolate is nucleophilic at the alpha position.
Step 3: Introduce the ethyl group. React the enolate with ethyl bromide (CH3CH2Br) or ethyl iodide (CH3CH2I) in an SN2 reaction to alkylate the alpha position of the ketone.
Step 4: Perform an aldol condensation. Treat the α-ethyl cyclopentanone with a base, such as NaOH or KOH, to form an enolate at the alpha position. This enolate will attack the aldehyde group intramolecularly, forming a β-hydroxy ketone intermediate.
Step 5: Dehydrate the β-hydroxy ketone. Heat the intermediate under acidic or basic conditions to eliminate water and form the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde product.

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