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| Acetalisation is ] ] with elimination of water. The reaction can be driven to the acetal when water is removed from the reaction system either by ] or trapping water with ]s or ]. The general reaction mechanism for acetalisation of a carbonyl group is shown below. | Acetalisation is ] ] with elimination of water. The reaction can be driven to the acetal when water is removed from the reaction system either by ] or trapping water with ]s or ]. The general reaction mechanism for acetalisation of a carbonyl group is shown below. | ||
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| The carbonyl group in '''1''' abstracts a proton from ]. The protonated carbonyl group 2 is activated for nucleophilic addition of the alcohol. The structures '''2a''' and '''2b''' are ]s. After ] of '''3''' by water the ] or ] '''4''' is formed. The hydroxyl group in '''4''' is protonated leading to the ] '''6''' which accepts a second alcohol group to '''7''' with a final deprotonation to the acetal '''8'''. The reverse reaction takes place by adding water in the same acidic medium. Acetals are stable towards ] media. | The carbonyl group in '''1''' abstracts a proton from ]. The protonated carbonyl group 2 is activated for ] of the alcohol. The structures '''2a''' and '''2b''' are ]s. After ] of '''3''' by water the ] or ] '''4''' is formed. The hydroxyl group in '''4''' is protonated leading to the ] '''6''' which accepts a second alcohol group to '''7''' with a final deprotonation to the acetal '''8'''. The reverse reaction takes place by adding water in the same acidic medium. Acetals are stable towards ] media. In a '''transacetalisation''' or '''crossacetalisation''' a diol reacts with an acetal or two different acetals react with each other. Again this is possible because all the reaction steps are equilibria. | ||
| ⚫ | == Examples == | ||
| Typical reaction in organic chemistry: | |||
| One typical example is the acetalisation of 3-bromo-3-methyl-butan-2-one: | |||
| ⚫ | ] in ] is slowly added over a stirred mixture of ] ('''1''') and ] at ] in a ]. After workup 3-bromo-3-methyl-butan-2-one ('''2''') is dissolved in ] and ] ] and ] are added. A ] device is fitted to remove generated water and the reaction is ]ed for 4.5 h. The crude reaction is worked up by washing with saturated ] and ] and the organic layer dried over anhydrous ], after that, ] is added to evaporate the ] under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by ] (0.15 mmHg, 32 ºC) to yield the dioxolane compound '''3''' (62% from 1) as a colorless liquid. <sup></sup>]] | ||
| ⚫ | Other acetalisation examples can be found in ] and ]. | ||
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| ⚫ | A solution of ] in ] is slowly added over a stirred mixture of ] ('''1''') and ] at ] in a ]. After workup 3-bromo-3-methyl-butan-2-one ('''2''') is dissolved in ] and ] ] and ] are added. A ] device is fitted to remove generated water and the reaction is ]ed for 4.5 h. The crude reaction is worked up by washing with saturated ] and ] and the organic layer dried over anhydrous ], after that, ] is added to evaporate the ] under reduced pressure. The residue is purified by ] (0.15 mmHg, 32 ºC) to yield the dioxolane compound '''3''' (62% from 1) as a colorless liquid. <sup></sup> | ||
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| == References == | == References == | ||
| <sup></sup> 2-(1-Bromo-1-methyl-ethyl)-2-methyl-dioxolane Juan M. Castro, Pablo J. Linares-Palomino, Sofia Salido, Joaquan Altarejos Manuel Nogueras, Adolfo Sanchez ] 2004, M387 ] publication. | <sup></sup> 2-(1-Bromo-1-methyl-ethyl)-2-methyl-dioxolane Juan M. Castro, Pablo J. Linares-Palomino, Sofia Salido, Joaquan Altarejos Manuel Nogueras, Adolfo Sanchez ] 2004, M387 ] publication. | ||
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Acetalisation is an organic reaction that involves is the formation of an acetal or ketal. One way of acetal formation is the nucleophilic addition of an alcohol to a ketone or an aldehyde. Acetalisation is often used in organic synthesis to create a protecting group because it is a reversible reaction.
Acetalisation of carbonyl groups by alcohols
Acetalisation is acid catalysed with elimination of water. The reaction can be driven to the acetal when water is removed from the reaction system either by azeotropic distillation or trapping water with molecular sieves or aluminium oxide. The general reaction mechanism for acetalisation of a carbonyl group is shown below.
The carbonyl group in 1 abstracts a proton from hydrochloric acid. The protonated carbonyl group 2 is activated for nucleophilic addition of the alcohol. The structures 2a and 2b are mesomers. After deprotonation of 3 by water the hemiacetal or hemiketal 4 is formed. The hydroxyl group in 4 is protonated leading to the oxonium ion 6 which accepts a second alcohol group to 7 with a final deprotonation to the acetal 8. The reverse reaction takes place by adding water in the same acidic medium. Acetals are stable towards basic media. In a transacetalisation or crossacetalisation a diol reacts with an acetal or two different acetals react with each other. Again this is possible because all the reaction steps are equilibria.
Examples
One typical example is the acetalisation of 3-bromo-3-methyl-butan-2-one:
Other acetalisation examples can be found in mutarotation and carbohydrate acetalisation.
References
2-(1-Bromo-1-methyl-ethyl)-2-methyl-dioxolane Juan M. Castro, Pablo J. Linares-Palomino, Sofia Salido, Joaquan Altarejos Manuel Nogueras, Adolfo Sanchez Molbank 2004, M387 open access publication.
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