摘要：

Treatment of the p-toluenesulfonates of the optically pure isomers of 3-phenyl-2-butanol with lithium aluminum hydride resulted in the reduction of the compound to 2-phenylbutane. Evidence is presented that this reduction takes place with partial migration of the phenyl group. The accompanying elimination reaction is shown to be predominantly trans in its steric course. Treatment of the p-toluenesulfonate esters of the isomers of 3-phenyl-2-butanol with sodium ethoxide in ethanol results in an elimination reaction which is predominantly trans in its stereochemistry. The configuration of the four stereoisomers of 3-phenyl-2-butanol, the four stereoisomers of 3-phenyl-2-pentanol and the four stereoisomers of 2-phenyl-3-pentanol have been related to D-glyceraldehyde.

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