Preparation of 2-trialkylsiloxy- substituted 1,3-dienes and their diels-alder/cross-coupling reactions

[reaction: see text] 2-Triethylsiloxy-substituted 1,3-butadiene has been prepared in gram quantities from chloroprene via a simple synthetic procedure. Silatrane and catechol-substituted analogues of this main group element substituted diene were prepared by ligand exchange and characterized by X-ray crystallography in addition to standard spectroscopic techniques. Diels-Alder reactions of these dienes are reported as well as subsequent TBAF assisted/Pd-catalyzed Hiyama cross-coupling reactions of those Diels-Alder adducts.     

Selenosulfonation of 1,3-dienes: One-pot synthesis of 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1,3-dienes

A one-pot procedure for the transformation of a 1,3-diene into the corresponding 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1,3-diene was developed. The reaction involves a 1,2-selenosulfonation-oxidation sequence.     

A highly stereoselective synthesis of (E)-1-substituted-1,3-dienes

(E)-1-substituted-1,3-dienes are obtained with high stereoselectivity by the thermal extrusion of SO₂ from 2-substituted-2,5-dihydrothiophene-1,1-dioxides generated by a retro Diels-Alder reaction. An application to the synthesis of (E)-9,11-dodecadien- 1-yl acetate, a sex pheromone of the red-bollworm moth is described.     

Synthesis and diels-alder reactions of e-1-trimethylsilylbuta-1,3-diene

A novel synthesis of E-1-trimethylsilylbuta-1,3-diene (1) has been achieved, and its Diels-Alder reactions with maleic anhydride, diethyl maleate, dimethyl fumarate, methyl propiolate, acrolein and acrylonitrile have been investigated. The structures of the products were studied to determine the stereoselectivity and regioselectivity of the reactions of this diene. In all cases with monosubstituted dienophiles the silyldiene 1 afforded the 1,3-disubstituted isomer (meta isomer) as the predominate regioisomer.     

Synthesis of 1-nitro-1,3-dienes via nitrotrifluoroacetoxylation of 1,3-dienes

Nitrotrifluoroacetate adducts, obtained from 1,3-dienes by reaction with ammonium nitrate in trifluoroacetic anhydride, readily eliminate to afford 1-nitro-1,3-dienes in high yield.     

Preparation and cycloaddition reactions of enantiopure 2-(N-acylamino)-1,3-dienes for the synthesis of octahydroquinoline derivatives

Stille, Suzuki-Miyaura, and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions were carried out with a glutarimide-derived vinyl phosphate, bearing a chiral auxiliary on the N atom, to prepare enantiopure 2-(N-acylamino)-1,3-dienes as partners in Diels-Alder reactions. The cycloadditions were performed with various dienophiles under thermal conditions, with or without Lewis acids. With maleimides, the preferential formation of endo cycloadducts was observed, whereas with acrylamides the exo approach prevailed. Furthermore, in the latter case, 6-substitued octahydroquinolinones were obtained in accordance with the predicted regioselectivity. Since diastereopure compounds were in all cases obtained either by chromatography or by crystallization, and because of the easy access to a variety of boronic acids, to be used in the coupling step, this methodology is useful for the short synthesis of differently substituted, enantiopure octahydroquinolinones amenable to further transformation into decahydroquinolines possessing interesting biological activities.     

Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric diels-alder reactions using chiral sulfoxide ligands: chiral 2-(arylsulfinylmethyl)-1,3-oxazoline derivatives

New chiral sulfoxide-1,3-oxazoline ligands have been developed as chiral ligands for Lewis acid-catalyzed asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions. The use of chiral sulfinyl 1,3-oxazoline ligands in copper(II)-catalyzed asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions provided an endo cycloadduct as a major product with moderate enantioselectivity. A rationale is proposed for the mechanism of the asymmetric induction.     

Cycloaddition reactions of 1,3-diazabuta-1,3-dienes with alkynyl ketenes

The cycloaddition reactions of ‘all-carbon’ 1,3-diazabuta-1,3-dienes with a few conjugated and unconjugated alkynyl ketenes are described. The reactions provide some interesting azetidinones and dihydropyrimidinones bearing an alkynyl moiety. The regiochemistry of cycloadduct is related with the degree of conjugation of the alkynyl ketene. Moreover, two alternative approaches to ‘all-carbon’ 1,3-diazabuta-1,3-dienes are reported.     

Lewis acid catalyzed intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of acyclic (Z)-substituted 1,3-dienes

Lewis acid catalyzed intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of trienes (E,E,Z)-1a-d, (E,E,Z)-4a-d, and (E,Z,Z)-7a,b are described. Trienes containing enal or enone dienophiles cyclize in excellent yield under mild conditions using substoichiometric amounts of MeAlCl(2), in most cases with high levels of diastereoselectivity. The thermal IMDA reactions of 1a, 4a, and 7a require forcing conditions and proceed in low yield with reversed stereoselectivity in the cases of 1a and 4a.     

Recyclization of 1-amino-3.5-diaryl-2.6,6-tricyanocyclohexa-1,3,-dienes to pyridine derivatives

The base-catalyzed recyclization of 1-amino-3,5-diaryl-2,6, 6-tricyanocyclohexa-1,3-dienes to 2,4-diaryl-5-cyano-6-dicyanomethylene-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridines, 4,6-diaryl-3-cyano-2-dicyanomethylene-1,2-dihydropyridines, and 4,6-diaryl-3-cyano-2-dicyanomethylpyridines has been investigated. The intermediate products of this reaction — cis, trans-2-amino,4,6-diaryl-1,1,3-tricyanohexa-1,3,5-trienes —have been isolated; on heating these are transformed reversibly into the initial cyclohexadienes or they isomerize irreversibly into trans, trans-hexatrienes, while in the presence of a base (piperidine, diethylamine, triethylamine, KOH), they cyclize to form the above-mentioned' pyridine derivatives.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, PP. 621–625, May, 1986.     

3,3,3-trichloropropyl-1-triphenylphosphorane: a reagent for the synthesis of (Z)-1,3-enynes, (Z,Z)-1-chloro-1,3-dienes, and 1,3-diynes

3,3,3-Trichloropropyl-1-triphenylphosphonium chloride is conveniently prepared from 2-chloroethanol, triphenylphosphine, and trichloroacetic acid. Deprotonation of this reagent generates 3,3,3-trichloropropyl-1-triphenylphosphorane, which reacts with aldehydes to give trichloromethylated (Z)-olefins, which are useful for the synthesis of (Z)-1,3-enynes, (Z,Z)-1-chloro-1,3-dienes, and 1,3-diynes in high yields and stereospecificities.     

Synthesis of Geminally Activated 4-(Furan-2-yl)- and 4-(Thiophen-2-yl)-1-nitrobuta-1,3-dienes

The condensation of 3-(furan-2-yl)- and 3-(thiophen-2-yl)prop-2-enals with nitro-substituted CH acids, namely ethyl nitroacetate, nitroacetone, nitroacetophenone, and nitroacetonitrile, afforded a series of geminally activated nitro dienes, 4-(furan-2-yl)- and 4-(thiophen-2-yl)-1-nitrobuta-1,3-dienes. The product structure was confirmed by NMR and IR spectroscopy.

     

Flash vacuum pyrolysis of 1-methoxy-1,3-bis(trimethylsiloxy)-1,3-dienes: synthesis of α-allenic acids.

Flash vacuum pyrolysis at 680–700°C of 2- and 4- substituted 1-methoxy-1,3-bis (trimethylsiloxy)-1,3-butadienes yields α-allenic silyl esters which, upon hydrolysis, provide a direct route to α-allenic acids with good overall yield.     

Cross-coupling reactions of (1-fluorovinyl)methydiphenylsilane(1) with aryl halides and aryl triflates

The cesium fluoride (CsF)-assisted cross-coupling reaction of (1-fluorovinyl)methyldiphenylsilane (1) with aryl halides and aryl triflates was examined. The reaction with aryl iodides smoothly proceeded to afford the corresponding (1-fluorovinyl)arenes in the presence of a catalytic amount of CuI and Pd(PPh(3))(4) in aprotic polar solvents such as DMF, DMI, DMA, and NMP in good yields. A variety of functional groups (nitro, ester, ketone, and ether) on the aromatic rings can be tolerated under these mild conditions. Aryl iodides are superior to aryl bromides as the coupling reaction partner. The cross-coupling reaction of 1 with aryl triflates instead of aryl halides was also accomplished in the presence of tetrabutylammonium iodide (n-Bu(4)NI) as the additive under similar conditions.     

Synthesis of 2-benzoyl-4-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)phenols by catalytic domino ‘Michael-retro-Michael-Mukaiyama-aldol’ reactions of 1-aryl-1,3-bis(silyloxy)buta-1,3-dienes with 3-formylchromones

The domino reaction of 1-aryl-1,3-bis(silyloxy)buta-1,3-dienes with 3-formylbenzopyrylium triflates, in situ generated from 3-formylchromones, afforded a variety of 2-benzoyl-4-(2-hydroxybenzoyl)phenols.     

Synthesis of 2-oxazolidinones from (1S,2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol

A series of isomeric 2-oxazolidinones has been synthesized from (1S, 2S)-2-amino-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1,3-propanediol. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 579–584, April, 2006.     

A facile method for the stereoselective preparation of (1E,3E)-4-substituted-1-amino-1,3-dienes via 1,4-elimination

The 1,4-elimination reaction of 1-amino-4-methoxy-(2Z)-alkenes is shown to proceed with high (1E,3E)-stereoselectivities to afford the corresponding 4-substituted-1-amino-1,3-dienes in good yield. The scope and stereochemical features of the synthetic method are described.     

Au-catalyzed synthesis of (1Z,3E)-2-pivaloxy-1,3-dienes from propargylic pivalates

Propargylic pivalates with electronically unbiased internal alkynes are selectively transformed into (1Z,3E)-2-pivaloxy-1,3-dienes containing various functionalities. The unusual selectivity of 1,2-acyloxy migration over the structurally preferred 3,3-rearrangement is realized. This reaction is highly stereoselective and offers rapid access to dienes for one-pot intra-/intermolecular Diels-Alder reactions either under thermal conditions or with Lewis acid catalysis.