Reactions of [2+2+1]-cycloaddition with the participation of cyclopropenes and dicobalt hexacarbonyl complexes of acetylenes

The reaction of dicobalt hexacarbonyl complexes of acetylene and its phenyl and dimethyl derivatives with the methyl ester of 1-methyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)-1-cyclopropene-3-carboxylic acid with adsorption on a silica gel or NaX zeolite surface leads to the formation of a mixture of bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-en-4-one and tricyclo[4.1.0.0^2,4]heptan-5-one derivatives, whereby the yields and the composition of products are dependent on the type of the adsorbent. It has been found that under the reaction conditions partial isomerization of the bicyclo-[3.1.0]hex-2-en-4-one derivatives into substituted phenols occurs. Action of anhydrous KF and crown-ether in acetonitrile on the bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-en-4-one derivatives in acetonitrile leads to protodesilylation.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2565–2571, November, 1991.     

Unusual carbon shielding effects of cyclopropanes and double bonds in strained bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and cyclopentenes

Carbon-13 shieldings and one-bond ¹³C? H coupling constants of bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane, bicyclo[2.1.1]hex-2-ene, tricyclo[3.1.1.0^2,4]heptane and benzvalene are presented and compared to the data of related compounds. If a bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane system is part of a rigid skeleton, the cyclopropane ring exerts specific γ substituent effects of two kinds. In the case of the bicyclohexane boat form an upfield shift of the C-3 signal is observed and in the case of the chair form a downfield shift of 15–20 ppm. Compared to the corresponding cyclopentanes the double bond in strained cyclopentenes causes downfield shifts of the C-4 absorption. This effect increases with increasing strain, reaching a 45.9 ppm maximum in benzvalene. Hence it is the only known bicyclo[1.1.0]butane having a reversed order of carbon shieldings. The downfield shifts are explained by means of simple orbital interaction schemes.     

Bicyclic monoterpenoids of the essential oil of Ledum palustre

The structure of a new natural compound has been established as 5-isopropylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-one, which has been called lebaikon. Two bicyclic monoterpenoids (2-formyl-5-isopropylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene and 4-isopropyl-1-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-one) have been detected in natural materials for the first time.     

Reactivite des β-cyclopropyl α-enones—II : Etude de l'addition des diorganocuprates

The lithium dimethylcuprate addition on six substituted bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-ones was studied. For five ketones, both expected 1,4-addition compound and 1,6-addition compounds are obtained. The last products result from a cyclopropane bond cleavage. There is no evidence for a correlation between the radical anion half-lives and the formation of ring opened compounds. In many case, the broken bond is different from that which is concerned in the reduction by solvated electrons in liquid ammonia. So the 1,6-addition products do nor probably arise through an electron transfer mechanism. However, a nucleophilic attack of the substrate by a copper atom followed by a reductive elimination inside the complex can be supposed; then both the nature and stereochemistry of reaction products can be explained.     

Bicyclic monoterpenoids of the essential oil of Ledum palustre

The structure of a new natural compound has been established as 5-isopropylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-one, which has been called lebaikon. Two bicyclic monoterpenoids (2-formyl-5-isopropylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene and 4-isopropyl-1-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-one) have been detected in natural materials for the first time.Tomsk State Medical Institute. Institute of Organic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Novosibirsk. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 627–629, September–October, 1990.     

The photosensitized rearrangement of aryl-substituted tricyclo[2.2.0.02,6]hexanes to bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes

The triplet sensitized irradiation of 3-allyl-diaryl-substituted cyclopropenes to bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enes proceeds via an intramolecular [2+2]-cycloaddition followed by a subsequent rearrangement of the initially formed tricyclo[2.2.0.0^2,6]hexane skeleton.     

Trishomocyclopropenylium Cations. Structure, Stability, Magnetic Properties, and Rearrangement Possibilities

Potentially trishomoaromatic cations possessing the 6-X-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl (X = CH(2), BH, NH, O) or bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-yl unit have been investigated at the Hartree-Fock, second-order, third-order, and fourth-order (single, double, quadruple excitations) M?ller-Plesset perturbation level employing the 6-31G(d) basis set. IGLO/6-31G(d) chemical shift calculations have been carried out at optimized geometries. Through-space interactions between the symmetric Walsh orbital of the three-membered ring and ppi(C3) orbital have been analyzed as a function of orbital energies and orbital overlap. The best indicators for trishomoaromaticity are NMR chemical shifts and magnetic susceptibility. There is a simple relationship between the conformation of the trishomocyclopropenylium cation, its charge distribution, and delta(13)C3, which can be used to determine the conformation or the C1C3 interaction distance from NMR measurements. Trishomocyclopropylium cations investigated can rearrange to an envelope form of higher energy where the height of the inversion barrier and the chair-envelope energy difference are a measure for the homoaromatic stabilization energy. The bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-yl cation in its envelope form can rearrange with a barrier of just 1 kcal/mol to the bicyclo[3.1.0]hept-2-yl cation. In the case of the bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-3-yl cation, there exists just the envelope form, which can rearrange to a ethano-bridged center-protonated spirocyclopentyl cation. The later cation should be an interesting target of chemical synthesis since it contains a pentacoordinated carbon atom and possesses unusual properties.     

The mechanism of the photochemical transformations of 2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxy-6-methylcyclohexa-2,4-dienone

When exposed to visible light, 2,5-di-tert-butyl-6-hydroxy-6-methylcyclohexa-2,4-dienone undergoes rearrangements in several steps. The first, photochemical step involves contraction of the six-membered ring to a five-membered cyclic ketol. Its subsequent rearrangements follow a number of parallel pathways. The main pathway involves the formation of an unstable intermediate bicyclo[3.1.0]hexenone derivative, whose further transformation leads to 4-acetylcyclopentenone via opening of the three-membered ring in a deaerated solution or to a bicyclic peroxide in the presence of air. In addition, a parallel bimolecular reaction of the five-membered ketol yields sterically hindered 2-acetylcyclopentenone.     

Synthesis and biological evaluation of N-thia-carba-thymidine as an antiherpetic agent

As a continuation of our project aimed at the search for new antiviral agents, the synthesis and biological evaluation of N-thia-carba-thymidine ((1R,2S,4S,5S)-5-methyl-1-{6-thia-4-hydroxy-5-[(hydroxy)-methyl]bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-yl}-1,3-dihydropyrimidine-2,4-dione; compound 8) was carried out employing the carbocyclic enantioenriched intermediate (1R,4S)-4-phenylmethoxy-3-[(phenylmethoxy)methyl]cyclopent-2-en-1-ol, which in turn was prepared from (3R,4S) phenylmethoxy-3-[(phenylmethoxy)methyl]-cyclopent-1-ene. The title compound resulted to be a very potent antiherpetic agent exhibiting a similar potency to acyclovir as shown. The synthetic approach to obtain this carbanucleoside required a novel strategy to introduce a thiirane group fused to a functionalized five-membered ring.     

endo-6-(Hydroxymethyl)bicyclo[3.1.0]hept-3-en-2-one esters and the photochemical challenge: [2+2] cycloaddition versus skeletal rearrangement

The photochemical reactivity of enantiomerically pure bicyclo[3.1.0]hept-3-en-2-ones has been examined to determine whether a [2+2] cycloaddition with an alkene could be achieved without interference from a photochemically induced skeletal rearrangement. The formation of a tricyclo[5.2.0.0^2,5]nonan-6-one was indeed the major pathway, exclusively providing the cis-anti-cis isomer. However, the formation of norbornenones was also observed, as was stereochemical scrambling at C6 in the starting material.     

On the Bulk Properties of a Poly(Bicycloacrylate) Carrying Semifluorinated Side Groups

We prepared a novel fluorinated polymer from a bicycloacrylate monomer, (1H,1H,2H,2H)-perfluorododecyl 2-(bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-1-yl)acrylate, by radical ring opening polymerization. The bulk properties of the polymer were investigated by thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction, which proved the existence of a smectic mesophase up to the isotropization temperature of 74 °C. Furthermore, a solid state NMR study was started to characterize domains with different mobility mainly by ¹³C cross-polarization magic angle spinning and T₂ selective experiments. We found that the polymer is a homogeneous sample with the presence of dynamic motions in the kHz regime below the glass transition temperature.     

Preparation and aluminum trichloride-induced cationic rearrangements of bicyclo[2.2.0]hexene carboxylic esters

Reaction between the tetramethyl[4]annulene aluminum trichloride σ-complex and α, β-alkenic esters gave the corresponding 1,4,5,6-tetramethylbicyclo[2.2.0]hex-5-one-2-endo-carboxylic esters. AlCl₃-induced cationic rearrangements of these bicyclic esters yielded a number of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexene carboxylic esters and related lactones which were isolated and identified. The isomerization seems to proceed via stereospecific endo protonation and subsequent rearrangement to 2-methoxycarbonyl-1,4,5,6-exo-tetramethylbicyclo(3.1.0]hex-4-yl carbocations.     

Eine Synthese von Bicyclo[10.3.0]pentadec-1(12)-en-13-on und seinem 14-Methylderivat

A Synthesis of Bicyclo[10.3.0]pentadec-1(12)-en-13-one and its 14-Methyl Derivative. A new route to bicyclo[10.3.0]pentadec-1(12)-en-13-one ( 2 ) and its 14-methyl derivative 3 – useful intermediates in the synthesis of cyclopentadecanone ( 4 = exaltone®) and rac-muscone ( 5 ) – is described.     

The conformations of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane derivatives by 1H and 13C NMR

The ¹H and ¹³C spectra of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and thujanes have been recorded and assigned. Application of the Karplus equation has yielded dihedral angles, and a computer calculation of the angle of ring buckle as a function of the main dihedral angles has been carried out. The calculated angles of ring buckle agree well with known values in the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, but for 1-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and thujanes the results are not self consistent. It is suggested that the bridgehead substituent causes the boat to twist, although the twist can be reduced by an axial methyl substituent on C-4.     

Photochemistry of 3-substituted bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-ones. Regioselective synthesis of ortho-substituted phenols by Pauson-Khand reaction

[reaction: see text] 3-Substituted bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-en-2-ones 3, easily obtained by Pauson-Khand reaction between terminal alkynes and cyclopropene, have been quantitatively converted into ortho-substituted phenols 4 by irradiation with UV light (350 nm). The kinetics and mechanism of this photochemical process have been studied by means of FT-IR and semiempirical (AM1 3x3 CI) calculations.     

Conformational analysis—II: A lanthanide-induced shift nmr and theoretical study of bicyclo [3.1.0] hexan-3-one and adamantanone

The solution conformation of bicyclo [3.1.0] hexan-3-one has been obtained by the use of the shifts induced in its ¹H and ¹³C NMR by Yb(fod)₃. Refinement of the angle of pucker, ∝, of the 5-membered ring indicates that the molecule adopts a flattened boat conformation with ∝ = 195°. This prediction is supported by ab initio, STO-3G, calculations on the isolated molecule. Use of a two- or four-site model for lanthanide-substrate complexing adequately reproduces the experimental data whereas a one-site binding model is unsatisfactory. The importance of multi-site binding is further emphasised by results for the C_2v-symmetric ketone, adamantanone, where only a four-site model gives satisfactory agreement between observed and calculated lanthanide-induced shifts.     

Reactions of 2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-ethylenedioxy-2-cyclopentenone with some ambident nucleophiles. Sterically loaded functionalized 6-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-5-enes

2,3,5-Trichloro-4,4-ethylenedioxy-2-cyclopentenone reacted with sodium azide in tetrahydrofuran to give the expected 3-azido derivative which was converted into 1,3-dichloro-4,4-ethylenedioxy-6-azabicyclo-[3.1.0]hex-5-en-2-one and 3-amino-2,5-dichloro-4,4-ethylenedioxy-2-cyclopentenone on heating in chloroform. The reaction of 2,3,5-trichloro-4,4-ethylenedioxy-2-cyclopentenone with potassium thiocyanate, depending on the conditions, afforded the corresponding 3-thiocyanato derivative or symmetric sulfide. Treatment of the title compound with hydroxylamine resulted in opening of the dioxolane ring with simultaneous formation of oxime via replacement of chlorine at the neighboring sp ²-carbon atom.Translated from Zhurnal Organicheskoi Khimii, Vol. 40, No. 10, 2004, pp. 1569–1573.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by Shavaleeva, Ivanova, Usmanova, Akhmetvaleev, Miftakhov.     

Dihalocarbene insertion reactions into C-H bonds of compounds containing small rings: mechanisms and regio- and stereoselectivities

Novel insertion reactions of dichloro- and dibromocarbene into carbon-hydrogen bonds adjacent to cyclopropane rings are reported. It is found that the predominant isomers formed in the reactions with bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane result from insertion into the endo carbon-hydrogen bonds alpha to the three-membered ring. In the reactions of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, however, the exo dihalocarbene insertion products are formed as the major isomers. In some compounds cyclopropane rings "activate" adjacent carbon-hydrogen bonds, whereas other systems containing three-membered rings do not. Moreover, the influence of various substituents (methyl, geminal dimethyl, phenyl, methoxy, and ethoxy) attached to bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane and bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane in dihalocarbene reactions has been studied. The findings can be explained by the concept of maximum orbital overlaps of Walsh orbitals of the cyclopropane rings and the alpha carbon-hydrogen bonds. In stark contrast, selective insertion into the tertiary carbon-hydrogen bonds of the cyclobutane ring in bicyclo[4.2.0]octane is observed.     

The octant rule. XVI1. COnformation and circular dichroism of syn and anti 2-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-ones,thujone and isothujone

(lS,5S)-exo-2(R)-Methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-one ($\text{1}$) and (lS,5S)-endo-2(S)-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-one (2) were synthesized and their circular dichroism (CD) spectra run. Conformational analysis based on molecular mechanics calculations and Karplus equation analyses of vicinal H¦H NMR coupling constants indicate boat-like sofa conformations for both $\text{1}$ and $\text{2}$, with very little ring distortion from the symmetry of the parent bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-one. The lone dissymmetric ψ-axial and ψ-equatorial methyl groups of $\text{1}$ and $\text{2}$, respectively, are both octant consignate. The natural product analogs of $\text{1}$ and $\text{2}$, (?)-3-isothujone ($\text{3}$) and (+)-3-thujone ($\text{4}$) were prepared and examined similarly. Their α-methyl perturbers dominate the CD n-π^★ Cotton effects.     

Eleuthesides and Their Analogs: XIII. Synthesis of Bicyclo[6.2.1]undecane System from Cyclohex-2-en-1-one

A short synthetic route to bicyclo[6.2.1]undec-9-ene-2,6-dione has been developed on the basis of retro-aldol reaction of 7-hydroxytricyclo[6.2.1.0^2,7]undec-9-en-3-one obtained from the Diels–Alder adducts of 3-tosylcyclohex-2-en-1-one with cyclopentadiene.