The biology of methyl ketones

Heterotrophic Production of Methyl Ketones

Precursors of Methyl Ketones in Butter.

Oxidation of Secondary Methyl Ethers to Ketones

We present a mild way of converting secondary methyl ethers into ketones using calcium hypochlorite in aqueous acetonitrile with acetic acid as activator. The reaction is compatible with various oxygen- and nitrogen-containing functional groups and afforded the corresponding ketones in up to 98% yield. The use of this methodology could expand the application of the methyl group as a useful prot...

Enantioselectivity in the boron aldol reactions of methyl ketones.

DFT computed transition states quantitatively explain the surprising stereochemical outcome of unsubstituted enolborinates in diastereoselective and enantioselective boron aldol reactions.

Highly Diastereoselective Aldol Reactions of Chiral Methyl Ketones

Diastereoselective aldol additions have emerged as one of the most efficient and versatile methods available for preparing a wide range of optically active compounds.l Very high diastereoselectivities have been reported for aldol reactiona involving chiral enolates derived from a-ethylor higher alkyl-substituted ketone derivatives. By contrast, relatively few examples of highly diastereoselecti...