Regioselective electrophilic additions to 2-alkoxy- and 2-alkoxymethyl-7-oxabicyclo [2.2.1] hept-5-ene derivatives

The influence of the stereochemistry at C-2 on the selectivity of the reaction between PhSeBr and 2-alkoxymethyl substituted oxanorbornenes has been studied. All endo isomers displayed complete regio- and stereocontrol with incorporation of the electrophile on C-5.     

Regio- and stereoselective electrophilic additions to exo and endo-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene

The regio- and stereoselectivity of electrophilic additions of PhSeCl and PhSCl to isomeric 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes is highly dependent upon the relative stereochemistry of the substrate.     

Reaction of 5,6-dimethylene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene with iron carbonyls

The photoreaction of 5,6-dimethylene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene with Fe(CO)₅ yields initially the dihapto-tetracarbonyliron complex, which reacts further to give a dihapto-tetracarbonyl-tetrahapto-tricarbonyl complex. Deoxygenation of the ligand is observed in the presence of Fe₂ (CO)₉ in benzene, giving o-quinodimethane complexes.     

Enantioselective synthesis of (+)-5,6-exo-(isopropylidendioxy)-2-phenylsulfonyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene

The title compound (+)-1 has been synthesized in four steps from furan and dienophile (+)-3 via an asymmetric Diels–Alder reaction.     

Optical resolution of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-21-ene derivatives. Diastereoselectivity in the formation of cyanohydrine-brucine complexes

A new, practical method for the optical resolution of bicyclic ketones if illusttrated by the preparation of (+)-(1R,4R)-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]bept-5-en-2-one ((+)- 1 ) and (+)-(1R, 2S,4R)-2-cyano-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-yul acetate ((+)- 4 ). It involves the diastereoselective formation of a brucine complex with the corresponding cyanhydrine mixture.     

Double bond isomerization of 5-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene to 5-ethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene over alkaline earth oxides

All the alkaline earth oxides exhibit activities for double, bond isomerization of 5-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (VBH) to 5-ethylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (EBH) at a reaction temperature of 273 K. The order of the activity on the basis of unit weight of catalyst was CaO>MgO>SrO>BaO when compared under optimum pretreatment conditions. The E/Z ratio in the products is determined by the reaction temperature regardless of the type of catalyst; the ratios were 82/18 and 88/12 for the reaction temperatures of 323 and 273 K, respectively.     

Photoreaction of 5-dicyanomethylenebicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene

Irradiation of 5-dicyanomethylenebicyclo[2.2.1lhept-2-ene induces new types of photoreactions, i.e., unprecedented skeletal rearrangement leading to 7,7-dicyano-6-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene, and novel 1,3-carbon shifts to bicyclo[3.2.0]- and bicyclo[4.1.0]heptene.     

Resolution of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one via cyclic aminals

High yielding resolution of racemic 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one (±)-1 (`7-oxanorbornenone') via aminal formation with (R,R)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine 2 is reported. Acidic hydrolysis furnishes the enantiomeric ketones (+)-1 and (−)-1 (≥95% ee). The chiral diamine is efficiently recovered.     

Reactions of nitrenes with strained olefins. Nitrene additions to the bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene system

The synthesis of two examples of the 3-azatricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4] octane ring system is described. The product azabicycles are obtained in low yields and are stable in refluxing chlorobenzene. The lead tetraacetate oxidation of 3-amino-2-methvl-4-quinazoIone leads to high yields of the deaminated compound.     

The Non-planarity of the Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene Double bond. Crystal Structures of Bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene,Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene,and Bicyclo[2.1.1]hex-2-ene Systems

The crystal structures of (1R,4R,5S,8S)-9,10-dimethylidentricyclo[6.2.1.0^2,7]undec2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 3 ), (1R,4R,5S,8S)11-isopropylidene-9,10-dimethylidenetricyclo[6.2.1.m^2,7]undec-2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 6 ), (1R,4R,5S8S)-9,10-dimethylidenetricyclo[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodec-2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 9 ), (1R4R5S8S)-TRICYCLO[6.2.2.0^2,7]dodeca-2(7), 9-diene-4,5-dicarboxylic anhydride ( 12 ) and (4R,5S)-tricyclo[6.1.1.0^2.7]dec-2(7)-ene-4,5-dicarboxylic acid ( 16 ) were established by X-ray diffraction. The alkyl substituents onto the endocyclic bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene double bond deviate from the C(1), C(2), C(3), C(4), plane by 13.5°4 in 3 and by 13.9° in 6 , leaning toward the endo-face. No such out-of-plane deformations were observed with the bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene derivatives 9 and 12 . The exocyclic s-cis-butadiene moieties in 3, 6 and 9 do not deviate significantly from planarity. The deviation from planarity of the double bond n bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene derivatives and planarity in bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene analogues is shown to be general by analysis of all known structures in the Cambridge Crystallographic Data File. The non-planarity of the bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene double bond cannot be attributed only to bond-angle deformations which would favour rehybridizatoin of the olefinic C-atoms since the double bond in the more strained bicyclo[2.1.1]hex-2-ene drivative 16 deviates from planarity by less than 4°.     

Addition of bromine to 2-methyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene

Addition of bromine to 2-methyl-2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene was studied. Unexpectedly, 3-bromo-1-methyl-1-azoniatricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptane tribromide was isolated rather than the product of bromine addition to the double bond. The former reacted with the starting alkene in a polar solvent to form the corresponding monobromide.     

Chemo- and stereoselective functionalization of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one with dichloroketene

Dichloroketene adds onto the exo face of the carbonyl group of 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-5-en-2-one giving a dichloro-β-lactone which was transformed into the corresponding 1,3-diol.     

The Preparation of Optically Pure 7-Oxabicyclo [2.2.1]hept-2-ene Derivatives. The CD Spectrum of (+)-(1R)-7-Oxabicyclo [2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one

(?)-1-Camphanoyloxyacrylonitrile (=(?)-1-cyanovinyl camphanate; 1 ) obtained from the commercially available (?)-camphanoyl chloride and 2-oxo-propiononitrile added to furan at 20° in the presence of Cu (BF₄)₂ · 6H₂O or ZnI₂ and gave a mixture of 2-cyano-7-oxabicyclo [2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-yl camphanates ( 2–5 ) from which isomer 5 could be obtained pure by crystallization. The latter was transformed into (+)-(1R)-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one ( 6 ) in high yield and optical purity. Adducts 2–4 were recycled into 1 +furan by heating in toluene, and (?)-camphanic acid was recovered after saponification of 5 . The absolute configuration of 6 was deduced from its CD spectrum which showed two 1200-cm_?1 Franck-Condon series for its n→π transition.     

Chemo- and Stereoselective Coordination of 5,6-Dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene by d8- and d6-Metal Carbonyls. Diels-Alder reactivity of Dienes Perturbed by Remote Olefin Complexation

The endocyclic double bond C(2), C(3) in 5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-2-ene ( 1 ) can he coordinated selectively on its exo-face before complexation of the exocyclic s-cis-butadiene moiety. Irradiation of Ru₃(CO)₁₂ or Os₃(CO)₁₂ in the presence of 1 gave tetracarbonyl [(1R,2R, 3S,4S)-2,3-η-(5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]-hept-2-ene)]ruthenium ( 6 ) or -osmium ( 8 ). Similarly, irradiation of Cr(CO)₆ or W(CO)₆ in the presence of 1 gave pentacarbonyl[(1R, 2R, 3S,4S)-2,3-η-(5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene)]chromium (10) or -tungsten (11) . Irradiation of complexes 6 and 11 in the presence of 1 led to further CO substitution giving bed-tricarbonyl-ae-bis[(1R,2R,3S,4S)-2,3-η-(5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene)]ruthenium ( 7 ) and trans-tetracarbonyl[(1R,2R,3S,4S)-2,3-η-(5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo-[2.2.1]hept-2-ene)]tungsten (12) , respectively. The diosmacyclobutane derivative cis-m?-[(1R,3R,3S,4S)-(5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,3-diyl)]bis(tetracarbonyl-osmium) (Os-Os) (9) wa also obtained. The Diels-Alder reactivity of the exocyclic s-cis-butadiene moiety in complexs 7 and 8 was found to be significantly higher than that of the free triene 1 .     

The average structures of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene

The average molecular structures of 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene and 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2] oct-2-ene have been determined by electron diffraction in the gas phase. The structural parameters were obtained by applying a least squares analysis on the molecular scattering intensity functions. For 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene, C_s symmetry was assumed in calculating the geometry of the molecule. The parameters thus determined are: N₃=N₂ = 1.221 Å, N₃- C₄ = 1.445 Å, C₄-C₅ = 1.538 Å, C-H_(ave.) = 1.112 Å, < C₁N₂N₃ = 116.3°, < N₃C₄C₅ = 105.2°, < C₁C₄C₅ = 71.5°, C₄-C₇ = 1.547 Å, C₅-C₆ = 1.530 Å, < C₁C₇C₄ = 108.0°. For 2,3-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-ene, C_2vsymmetry was assumed. The geometrical parameters are: N₃ = N₂ = 1.243 Å, N₃-C₄ = 1.473 Å, C₄-C₅ = 1.550 Å, C₅-C₆ = 1.516 Å, C-H_(ave.) = 1.119 Å,< C₁N₂N₃ = 115.1°, < N₃C₄C₅ = 109.1°, < C₆C₁C₄ = 71.6°.     

Enzymatic preparation of optically active 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1] heptane derivatives

Enzymatic resolution of endo-7-oxabicyclo [2.2.1] hept-2-yl butyrates 3 and 5 using lipase from Candida cylindracea led to optically pure bicyclic alcohols and esters being important intermediates for the synthesis of biologically active compounds.     

Synthesis and Epoxidation of 5-(2-Aminoethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene Derivatives

A number of derivatives of 5-(2-aminoethyl)bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene (85-90% of the endo isomer) were synthesized by reactions with p-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride, p-toluenesulfonyl chloride, benzoyl chloride, p-nitrobenzoyl chloride, benzyl isocyanate, m-tolyl isocyanate, phenyl isothiocyanate, and endic anhydride. By reactions of the resulting sulfon- and carboxamides with peroxyphthalic acid generated in situ from phthalic anhydride and 40-45% hydrogen peroxide the corresponding epoxy derivatives were obtained. These reactions were not accompanied by heterocyclization into azabrendane derivatives, which is typical of homologous N-(p-nitrophenylsulfonyl)-endo-5-aminomethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene.