Gold‐Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 1,6,8‐Dienyne Carbonates and Esters to cis‐Cyclohepta‐4,8‐diene‐Fused Pyrrolidines |
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Authors: | Dr Weidong Rao Sally Stuart Neil Berry Prof?Dr Philip Wai Hong Chan |
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Institution: | 1. Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371 (Singapore), Fax: (+65)?67911961;2. School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ (UK) |
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Abstract: | A synthetic approach that provides access to cis‐cyclohepta‐4,8‐diene‐fused pyrrolidines efficiently through AuI‐catalyzed cycloisomerization of 1,6,8‐dienyne carbonates and esters at a low catalyst loading of 2 mol % is reported. Starting carbonates and esters with a pendant alkyl group on the terminal alkenyl carbon center were found to favor tandem 1,2‐acyloxy migration/cyclopropanation followed by Cope rearrangement of the resulting cis‐3‐azabicyclo3.1.0]hexane intermediate. On the other hand, substrates containing a terminal diene or starting materials in which the distal alkene moiety bears a phenyl substituent were observed to undergo competitive but reversible 1,3‐acyloxy migration prior to the nitrogen‐containing bicyclic ring formation. The delineated reaction mechanism also provides experimental evidence for the reversible interconversion between the oft‐proposed organogold intermediates obtained in this step of the tandem process. |
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Keywords: | alkynes gold homogenous catalysis nitrogen heterocycles multicomponent reactions |
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