A Simple Method for the Synthesis of Substituted Benzylic Ketones: Homologation of Aldehydes via the in Situ Generation of Aryldiazomethanes from Aromatic Aldehydes

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Abstract

A general method for the homologation of aldehydes to benzylic ketones has been developed. Aryldiazomethanes were generated in situ in the presence of an aldehyde by simply heating the tosylhydrazones of aromatic aldehydes in the presence of a stoichiometric amount of base in polar protic solvents. The resulting polar protic solvent promoted homologation afforded benzylic ketones in moderate to excellent yields with a variety of aldehydes. Isolation of the tosylhydrazones was not necessary; they could be prepared in ethanol and carried through the sequence without isolation. This methodology allows easy access to a wide variety of substituted aryldiazomethanes that would be difficult, or even impossible, to prepare via conventional methods and circumvents the toxicity and stability problems associated with the isolation and/or handling solutions of aryldiazomethanes.

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