Cyano-Carbonates (II) -Eficient Iatent Acyl Carbanious in 1,4-Additions

Alkylations of cyano-carbonate anions with ethyl acrylate or methyl vinyl ketone followed by hydrolysis yield 1,4-addition products in excelleat yields.     

An Alternative Procedure for the O-Trimethylsilylation of Enolates Generated by Copper-Catalyzed 1,4-Additions

Anhydrous lithium bromide has been successfully used as an additive instead of hexamethylphosphoric triamide in the O-trimethylsilylation of enolates generated by copper halide-catalyzed reaction of Grignard reagents with a number of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Some conjugate additions also proceed satisfactorily in the absence of lithium bromide.     

The Reaction of Dihalocarbenes with Quadricyclane

The reactions of difluoro-, dichloro- and dibromocarbene with quadricyclane ( 2 ) were examined. In all cases, conversions were low (4–15%), but three distinct reaction courses were observed: cleavage, 1,2-addition, and 1,4-addition. Difluorocarbene gave mainly 6-endo-(2,2-difluorovinyl)-cis-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene ( 8 ; 52–89% relative yield), together with minor amounts of exo-3,3-difluorotricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4]oct-6-ene (7; 13–17%), and 4,4-difluorotetracyclo[3.3.0.0^2,8.0^3,6]octane ( 5 ; 2–4%). Dichlorocarbene gave analogous products, but in relative yields of 35 ( 17 ), 51 ( 11 ), and 12% ( 16 ). The product 11 of 1,2-endo addition underwent further rearrangement to its allylic derivative 12 . A small amount of 1,2-endo addition also occurred (2% of 14 / 15 ). Dibromocarbene gave predominantly products derived from rearrangement of the 1,2-exo (61% of 20 / 21 ) and 1,2-endo adducts (10% of 23 / 24 ). In addition, a significant amount of 4,4-dibromotetracyclo[3.3.0.0^2,8.0^3,6]octane ( 25 ; 21%) was formed. The cleavage product, 6-endo-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-cis-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene ( 26 ) was also observed (7%). The yields and product compositions were compared to those obtained from norbornadiene ( 1 ) and found to be entirely different (Table 1), for example no cleavage occurred with difluorocarbene.     

A Practical and Robust Zwitterionic Cooperative Lewis Acid/Acetate/Benzimidazolium Catalyst for Direct 1,4-Additions

A catalyst type is disclosed allowing for exceptional efficiency in direct 1,4-additions. The catalyst is a zwitterionic entity, in which acetate binds to Cu^II, which is formally negatively charged and serving as counterion for benzimidazolium. All 3 functionalities are involved in the catalytic activation. For maleimides productivity was increased by a factor >300 compared to literature (TONs up to 6700). High stereoselectivity and productivity was attained for a broad range of other Michael acceptors as well. The polyfunctional catalyst is accessible in only 4 steps from N-Ph-benzimidazole with an overall yield of 96 % and robust during catalysis. This allowed to reuse the same catalyst multiple times with nearly constant efficiency. Mechanistic studies, in particular by DFT, give a detailed picture how the catalyst operates. The benzimidazolium unit stabilizes the coordinated enolate nucleophile and prevents that acetate/acetic acid dissociate from the catalyst.     

Camphorsulfonamide-Shielded,Asymmetric 1,4-Additions and Enolate Alkylations; Synthesis of a Southern Corn Rootworm Pheromone. Preliminary Communication

Using readily accessible 10-sulfonamido-isoborneols as regenerable, chiral auxiliaries, highly face-selective C–C-bond formations at C_α and C_β of carboxylates could be conveniently achieved. Thus, conjugated additions of RCu to enoates ( 1 → 2 ) furnished, after saponification, β-substituted carboxylic acids 3 in 94–98% e.e. Similarly, propionates 12 yielded after deprotonation, enolate alkylation, and reductive ester cleavage the (R)-alcohols 15 in 78–98% e.e. The acid (+)- 3e was converted to the pheromone (–)- 11 .     

Dihalocarbenes Rrom Thallium (I) Ethoxide and Haloforms

It has been known for many years that dihalocarbenes may be generated by the reaction of strong bases with haloforms and that the resulting dihalocarbenes react rapidly with alkenes to produce dihalocyclopropane derivatives.¹ The procedures reported to date suffer from two disadvantages in that they require: 1) the use of a date solvent or the necessity of a two-phase system when a hydrocarbon solvent is used, and 2) the use of covalent nature and unique solubility properties of thallium (I) ethoxide suggested that its use might eliminate, or at least minimize, these diffculties in the generation of dichalocarbenes.     

二卤卡宾与羰基化合物反应的研究进展

对近年来二卤卡宾与羰基化合物的反应机理研究进行了总结，指出二卤羰基Ｙｉｌｄｅ为反应的中间体，并对影响二卤羰基Ｙｌｉｄｅ的稳定性及后续反应的因素如底物的立体效应，取代基的电子效应，Ｃａｐｔｏｄａｔｉｖｅ效应以卤原子半径大小进行了讨论。     

Chiral Acylsilanes in Organic Synthesis. Diastereoselective 1,2-Additions to Racemic Alkoxymethyl-Substituted Acylsilanes

The synthesis of the three alkoxymethyl-substituted acyisilanes 1 – 3 is described (Schemes 1 and 2). Their reactions with NaBH₄ as well as PhLi gave the corresponding alcohols with moderate to good diastereoisomeric induction (up to 78% de; see Table), depending upon the solvent used (Scheme 3). The results indicate that in Et₂O, the reactions with PhLi proceed via 6-membered chelates (see C in Scheme 4) leading to the products with high de's (74–78%). In THF, these chelates are not formed, and as a consequence, the additions take place with reversed and lower stereoselectivities (34–50% de).     

Polyethylene Oxides as Organic Reactions Activators II.1 An Easy Generation of Dihalocarbenes

Polyethylene oxides are shown to promote an efficient dihalocarbene formation from bromo — and chloroform and solid potassium hydroxide — Adducts with olefins are obtained in High yields.     

Silver-Catalyzed Three-Component 1,1-Aminoacylation of Homopropargylamines: α-Additions for Both Terminal Alkynes and Isocyanides

The reaction of secondary homopropargylamines, isocyanides, and water in the presence of a catalytic amount of silver acetate and subsequent purification by chromatography on silica gel afforded substituted proline amides in good to excellent yields. Primary homopropargylamines underwent a cyclizative Ugi–Joullié three-component reaction with isocyanides and carboxylic acids to afford functionalized N-acyl proline amides. High diastereoselectivity was observed in the synthesis of 4-alkoxy and 4,5-disubstituted proline derivatives. This work represents the first examples of a three-component cyclizative 1,1-aminoacylation of terminal alkynes.     

A versatile approach to N-alkylated 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinitols and 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-xylitols

A versatile and concise synthesis of N-alkylated 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-D-arabinitol and 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-L-xylitol derivatives is described. These were prepared using pseudohemiketal lactams as key intermediates, which in turn were obtained from sucrose. The key intermediates were prepared by a diastereospecific tandem reaction which facilitated the introduction of various substituents on the nitrogen atom of the iminosugars.     

Synthesis of difunctional 1,4-dimethyl-1,4-disilacyclohexanes

Transformations of HVinSiCl₂, HVinSi(Me)Cl, HVinSi(Me)Ph, and HVinSi(Me)NEt₂ in the presence of Pt catalyst were studied. In dilute solutions, the reaction gave a mixture of structural and stereoisomers of five- and six-membered disilacyclanes, resulting from intramolecular cyclization of the initially formed linear dimer. In the case of methyl(phenyl)disilacyclane, the structural isomers were separated andtrans-1,4-dimethyl-1,4-diphenyl-1,4-disilacyclohexane was isolated. The reaction of this product with HCl in the presence of AlCl₃ followed by hydrolysis resulted in the synthesis oftrans-1,4-dichloro- andtrans-1,4-dihydroxy-1,4-dimethyl-1,4-disilacyclohexanes. The structures of the structural and stereoisomers synthesized were confirmed by¹H,¹³C, and²⁹Si NMR and IR spectroscopies and mass spectrometry. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1734–1738, September, 1999.     

Homo-1,4-addition to cyclo-octa-1,4-diene and cyclohepta-1,4-diene

Cyclo-octa-1,4-diene and cyclohepta-1,4-diene give the bicyclic derivatives IIa–b and IVa–b on reaction with Br₂-CCl₄ or I₂-AgClO₄-MeOH respectively. Cyclo-octa-1,4-diene also undergoes homo-1,4-addition in the Prevost reaction with I₂-AgOAc or I₂-AgOCOPh in benzene.     

Synthesis of nucleoside analogs of 1,4-oxathiane, 1,4-dithiane,and 1,4-dioxane

The two regioisomers 6-chloro-9-(1, 4-oxathian-3-yl)-9H-purine ( 5 ) and 6-chloro-9-(1,4-oxathian-2-yl)-9H-purine ( 6 ) were obtained when 3-acetoxy-1,4-oxathiane ( 3 ) was subjected to the acid-catalyzed fusion procedure; compound 3 was prepared by a Pummerer reaction with 1,4-oxathiane 4-oxide ( 2 ). The nucleoside analog 6 could he converted into the adenine derivative 7 and 9-(1,4-oxathian-2-yl)-9H-purine-6(1H)thione ( 8 ). The following nucleoside analogs have also been synthesized: 6-chloro-9-(1,4-dithian-2-yl)-9H-purine ( 13 ), 9-(1,4-dithian-2-yl)adenine ( 14 ), 9-(1,4-dithian-2-yl)-9H-purine-6(1H)thione ( 15 ), and 6-chloro-9-(1,4-dioxan-2-yl)-9H-purine ( 18 ).