-
compounds with the
general structure (O=CR)−Cα=Cβ−R. Such
compounds include enones and enals, but also
carboxylic acids and the
corresponding esters and amides...
- In
organic chemistry,
enone–alkene
cycloadditions are a
version of the [2+2] cycloaddition. This
reaction involves an
enone and
alkene as substrates....
- 2-ethanedithiol
protected ketone). An
enone can also
serve as a
precursor for
regiospecific formation of an enolate, here the
enone is a "masked functionality"...
-
which makes the
compound an α,β-unsaturated
carbonyl compound (either an
enone or an enal), or R" may be any
electron withdrawing group. As originally...
-
Isophorone is an α,β-unsaturated
cyclic ketone. It is a
colorless liquid with a
characteristic peppermint-like odor,
although commercial samples can appear...
- a key
aromatization step in the
synthesis of estrogen. It
converts the
enone ring of
androgen precursors such as testosterone, to a phenol, completing...
- condensation). The
product is
often an α,β-unsaturated
ketone (a
conjugated enone). In this
reaction the
carbonyl group is an
aldehyde or a ketone. The catalyst...
- α,β-unsaturated
ketones in the
presence of a non-conjugated ketone. An
enone forms an
allylic alcohol in a 1,2-addition, and the
competing conjugate...
-
Sakurai reaction is also
applicable for
other functional groups such as
enones,
where conjugate addition is
usually seen. In
figure 2, the
Sakurai reaction...
- reaction), and this is then
followed by
dehydration to give a
conjugated enone. The
overall reaction equation is as
follows (where the Rs can be H) Aldol...
