Johnson-Corey-Chaykovsky Reaction

Mechanism of the Johnson-Corey-Chaykovsky Reaction

Sample reactions

Me3SO+ I-, NaH
DMSO
0 °C, 3 h, 91%


Me3SO+ I-, NaH
DMSO
RT, 7 h, 54%



t-BuLi
THF
-78 °C, 10 min, 62%


TMS2NK, Me3S+ I-
THF
0 °C, 2.5 h, 99%


NaH, Me3S+ I-
DMSO
RT, 30 min, 92%


Me2S=CH2
91%


n-BuLi, Me3S+ I-
THF
-20 °C to RT, 4 h, 70%


DMSO, NaH, TMSI
THF
0 °C to RT, 2 h, 61%
