Synthesis and Diels-Alder Reactivity of 1-(Dimethoxy)methyl-2,3,5,6-tetramethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. Preliminary communication

A short synthesis of the title compound 13 is reported. The acetal group in 13 enables one to control the regio- and stereoselectivity of the two successive Diels-Alder additions of the tetraene. The first addition is significantly faster than the second one, thus making 13 a versatile reagent for regio- and stereoselective ‘tandem’ cycloadditions.     

Synthesis and highly selective Diels-Alder cycloadditions of the new dienes N-substituted 2,3,5,6-tetrahydrobenzoxazol-2-ones

The synthesis of the new dienes N-substituted 2,3,4,5-tetrahydrobenzoxazol-2-ones 8a-8c is described, through a one-step convergent process from 1,2-cyclohexanedione (7a) and the corresponding isocyanates 2a-2c. The presence of electron-donor substituents in the aryl ring of the isocyanate gave rise to the exclusive formation of the captodative olefins 10. Diene 8a proved to be reactive and stereoselective in Diels-Alder additions with a cyclic olefin. The reaction with acetylenic dienophiles yielded the 2,3-dihydrobenzoxazol-2-ones 21 and 24, as the products of sequential [4+2] cycloaddition and retro-Diels-Alder reactions. Methyl vinyl ketone (22) underwent regio- and stereoselective tandem Diels-Alder and Michael additions to give propellane 29a. Evidence of an endo π-pyramidalization of the central double bond of adduct 19 would rationalize the exo stereoselection in the formation of 29a. The regioselectivity in these reactions has been rationalized in terms of FMO theory by ab initio calculations.     

The One-Pot Synthesis and Diels-Alder Reactivity of 2,5-Dihydrothiophene- 1,1-dioxide-3-carboxylic Acid

Abstract

A one-pot preparation of 2,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxide-3-carboxylic acid (3-sulfolene-3-carboxylic acid) is reported. The carboxylation of 3-sulfolene, exclusively at the 3-position, using CO₂ and DBU proceeds to >90% conversion. A rapid workup gives 3-sulfolene-3-carboxylic acid, a stable precursor to 1,3-butadiene-2-carboxylic acid. High conversions to Diels-Alder adducts were obtained upon treatment of 3-sulfolene-3-carboxylic acid with various dienophiles.     

2,3,5,6-四氟苯甲醇的合成

经氟代、水解脱羧、酯化、还原等步骤合成了杀虫剂四氟苯菊酯的重要中间体2,3,5,6-四氟苯甲醇, 改进了氟代反应的无水操作和反应条件, 产物四氟对苯二甲腈纯度高达98.3%, 通过加入水参与反应改进了水解反应, 使水解和脱羧由两步反应变为一步, 且产物为只脱一个羧基的2,3,5,6-四氟苯甲酸, 收率可以高达92.5%, 用相对价廉的NaBH₄/I₂体系还原2,3,5,6-四氟苯甲酸甲酯以52.3%的收率得到了目标产物, 总收率29.6%.     

A Diels-Alder approach to the stereoselective synthesis of 2,3,5,6-tetra- and 2,3,4,5,6-pentasubstituted piperidines

[structures: see text] A stereoselective synthesis of 2,3,5,6-tetra- and 2,3,4,5,6-pentasubstituted piperidines was achieved from oxidative cleavage of 2-aza-bicyclo[2.2.2]octene Diels-Alder adducts derived from N-protected 2-methyl-1,2-dihydropyridine. A chiral auxiliary mediated asymmetric synthesis of the pentasubstituted piperidine is also demonstrated. This methodology incorporates orthogonal protecting groups, thus providing a piperidine scaffold with easily modified points of diversity.     

Synthesis and properties of 4-mercapto-2,3,5,6-tetrabromopyridine

2,3,5,6-Tetrabromopyridines with 4-mercapto, 4-chlorosulfenyl, and 4-chlorosulfonyl groupings were synthesized, and some of their reactions were studied.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1514–1518, November, 1978.     

Synthesis and Diels-Alder reactivity of ortho-carbazolequinones

Oxidation of 2- and 3-hydroxycarbazoles with Frémy's salt gave the corresponding ortho-carbazolequinones. These molecules react as carbodienophiles in Diels-Alder reaction with 1-acetoxy-1,3-butadiene and 1,3-cyclopentadiene to provide the novel benzocarbazolequinone structures 15, 16, 18 and 19.     

The Photochemistry of 5,6-Dimethylidene-2-norborananone. Synthesis and Diels-Alder Reactivity of 2,3-Dimethylidenebicyclo-[2.1.1]hexane

2,3-Dimethylidenebicyclo [2.1.1]hexane (4) was isolated from direct irradiation (253.7 nm) of 5,6-dimethylidene-2-norbornanone (3) . Quenching experiments at 253.7 nm, as well as direct and sensitized irradiations at >300 nm suggested that a high vibrationally excited S₁- or a S₂-state is required for the photodecarbonylation of 3 in contrast with other β, γ-unsaturated ketones for which α-cleavage occurs with lower excitation-energy. The new diene 4 reacted toward tetracyano-ethylene (k (1mol^?1 s^?1))=(3.1±0.34) · 10^?3) in toluene and (6.2±0.11) · 10^?3 in benzene only 60 times more slowly than 2,3-dimethylidenenorbornane (5) and ca. 850 times as fast as 2,3-dimethylidene-syn1,4,5,6-tetramethylbicyclo[2.1.1]-hexane (9) .     

Reactivity and stereoselectivity of the Diels-Alder reaction using cyclic dienophiles and siloxyaminobutadienes

Several bicyclic compounds were synthesized by the Diels-Alder reaction using aminodiene and a cyclic dienophile. The stereochemistries of the obtained adducts were determined by X-ray crystallography or NMR analysis. The stereoselectivity of this Diels-Alder reaction was based on the interaction of molecular orbitals between the diene and dienophile. The reactivities of these Diels-Alder reactions were estimated, and the generality of this reaction is discussed.     

Reactivity of 4-Hydroxy-2-pyrones in the Diels-Alder Reactions

Biphenylcarboxylic acid derivatives, and some tetracyclic bridge cycloadducts have been prepared by Diels-Alder reactions of acetylenic and olefinic dienophiles with 4-hydrpxy-6-phenyl-2H-pyran-2-one and its methyl ether derivative.     

Preparation and Diels-Alder Reactivity of Tricarbonyliron Complexes of [2.2.2]Hericene

Treatment of [2.2.2]hericene 10 with Fe₂(CO)₉ in hexane gave a mixture of monometallic complex 14 , two isomeric dimetallic complexes 15 and 16 , and a trimetallic complex 19 in which all the three diene moieties of 10 , are coordinated. The rate constants of the Diels-Alder additions of tetracyanoethylene (TCE) and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) to the uncomplexed diene moieties of 14–16 have been evaluated and compared with those measured for the uncomplexed 10 and its monoadducts 11A, 11B and bis-adducts 12A, 12B. The tricarbonyldieneiron function retards the cycloaddition of an homoconjugated, exocyclic s-cis-butadiene. The effect is significantly larger for TCE- than for DMAD-additions. The origin of this effect is discussed briefly in terms of the valence-bond model which is usually assumed to describe the properties of a tricarbonyldieneiron complex, and in terms of the inductive and steric factors of the Fe(CO)₃-group.     

四苯基吡嗪的微波合成

在乙酸酐存在下,苯偶姻与乙酸铵进行缩合反应,选择性地合成了2,3,5,6-四苯基吡嗪,产率51%;在微波辐射下反应6 min～10 min,产率可以提高到68%.其结构经1H NMR和IR表征.     

Synthesis and Diels-Alder reactions of 4-vinylimidazoles

[structure in text] The synthesis of several 4-vinylimidazoles via Stille cross-coupling reactions of the corresponding protected 4-iodoimidazoles with tributylvinylstannane is described. These heterocyclic dienes are shown to be effective partners in the Diels-Alder reaction, providing adducts in good yield and exhibiting useful levels of isomer selectivity and stereoselectivity (endo/exo).     

Synthesis and Reactivity of Metallophosphanes

Abstract

Aspects of the reactivity of metallophosphanes are presented along with the synthesis and structure determinations for new aluminophosphanes.     

Synthesis and Reactivity of Aminodiphosphanes

Abstract

Synthetic routes to various aminodiphosphanes 1 are reported.     

An Efficient Synthesis of 2,3,5,6-Tetramethylidene-7-oxanorbornane

Palladium-catalyzed double carbomethoxylation of the Diels-Alder adduct of furan and maleic anhydride yielded the methyl all-exo-7-oxanorbornane-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylate (7) which was transformed in three steps into 2,3,5,6-tetramethylidene-7-oxanorbornane (1) , a useful synthon. Six isomeric methyl 7-oxanor-bornane-2,3,5,6-tetracarboxylates (7–12) have been isolated and their ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR. data are compared.     

Reactivity of 2-Methylene-1,3-dicarbonyl Compounds. Stereoselective and Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reactions

The Diels-Alder reaction of 1,1-dicarbonylethenes 1 with dienes was investigated. The adduct of the reaction of 1, whose two carbonyl groups were different, with cyclopentadiene showed moderate stereoselectivity and this was explained by FMO theory. However, in the Lewis acid-catalyzed addition, the reaction proceeded with high stereoselectivity to give the exo adduct 3x. This might be due to steric hindrance because the benzene ring cannot orient in the plane of the conjugated system in the metal-chelated enedione 6. Applying this principle to (1'R,2'S,5'R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)cyclohexyl 2-benzoylacrylate (1d), we achieved a diastereomeric Diels-Alder reaction to afford 3x-R, whose structure was confirmed by the X-ray crystal analysis.     

Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reactions: Reactivity Trends across the Periodic Table

The catalytic effect of various weakly interacting Lewis acids (LAs) across the periodic table, based on hydrogen (Group 1), pnictogen (Group 15), chalcogen (Group 16), and halogen (Group 17) bonds, on the Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between 1,3-butadiene and methyl acrylate was studied quantum chemically by using relativistic density functional theory. Weakly interacting LAs accelerate the Diels-Alder reaction by lowering the reaction barrier up to 3 kcal mol⁻¹ compared to the uncatalyzed reaction. The reaction barriers systematically increase from halogen<hydrogen<chalcogen<pnictogen-bonded LAs, i. e., the latter have the least catalytic effect. Our detailed activation strain and Kohn-Sham molecular orbital analyses reveal that these LAs lower the Diels-Alder reaction barrier by increasing the asynchronicity of the reaction to relieve the otherwise destabilizing Pauli repulsion between the closed-shell filled π-orbitals of diene and dienophile. Notably, the reactivity can be further enhanced on going from a Period 3 to a Period 5 LA, as these species amplify the asynchronicity of the Diels-Alder reaction due to a stronger binding to the dienophile. These findings again demonstrate the generality of the Pauli repulsion-lowering catalysis concept.