Novel synthesis of alkenes via triethylborane-induced free-radical reactions of alkyl iodides and beta-nitrostyrenes

Reactions of (E)-beta-nitrostyrenes 1 and triethylborane 2 or tricyclohexylborane 4 in THF solution at room temperature in the presence of oxygen in the air as radical initiator generate high yields of trans-alkenes (E)-3 or (E)-5. Medium to high yields of different (E)-alkenes (E)-5, 7, 10, 12, and 14 also can be prepared when 1 reacts with different radicals, prepared from secondary alkyl iodides 6 and 8 or tertiary alkyl iodides 9, 11, and 13, in the presence of 2 and air as radical initiator. The generation of the only product (E)-alkenes can be explained by the generation of the benzylic radical A and/or B as the intermediate only and the mechanism is similar to Scheme 1. Both (E)- and (Z)-16a-c are generated when (E)- and (Z)-15a-c are used to react with adamantyl radical under similar conditions. Only (Z)-16d was observed when either (E)- or (Z)-15d was used to react with adamantyl radical. The generation of the (E)- and/or (Z)-alkenes can be explained by the free rotation of the A and/or B to generate A' and/or B' and vice versa, and the mechanism is proposed to be a free-radical reaction via NO2/alkyl substitution and is shown as Scheme 2.     

Stereoselective Synthesis of (Z)-1-Alkylseleno-1-alkenes by Ni-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of (Z)-Dialkylselenoethenes with Organozinc Halides

Abstract

(Z)-Dialkylselenoethenes 2, prepared conveniently from the hydrozirconation of dialkylselenoacetylenes 1 with Cp₂Zr (H) Cl in THF followed by protonolysis, react readily at ? 10°C in THF with organozinc halides in the presence of a catalytic amount of NiCl₂ (dppe) to give (Z)-1-alkylseleno-1-alkenes 3 with retention of the configuration.     

Palladium(II)-catalyzed isomerization of olefins with tributyltin hydride

A new efficient method for the synthesis of geometrically pure (E)-alkenes from (Z)-alkenes is described. The reaction of aryl- or alkyl-substituted (Z)-alkenes with tributyltin hydride and triethylamine in the presence of a catalytic amount of palladium acetate afforded the corresponding (E)-alkenes in good yields.     

A convenient and genuine equivalent to HZrCp2Cl generated in situ from ZrCp2Cl2-DIBAL-H

[reaction: see text] Slow addition of 1 equiv of (i)Bu2AlH to ZrCp2Cl2 in THF provides a convenient route to either HZrCp2Cl-(i)Bu2AlCl (Reagent I) or HZrCp2Cl (Reagents II and III). The latter represents a highly convenient route to genuine HZrCp2Cl, while Reagent I is useful for regio- and stereoselective conversion of 1- and 2-alkynes into (E)-1-iodo-1-alkenes and (E)-2-iodo-2-alkenes, respectively.     

Model study for steroidal d/c ring closure in olefinic cyclization reactions; a mindo/3 study

MINDO/3 molecular orbital calculations are performed for the ring closure of (Z)- and (E)-allkenes as a model for the D/C ring closure to steroids. It is shown that a lower activation energy is needed for cyclizations in the chair configuration, than for cyclizations in the boat configuration. An analogous picture is found by comparison of (E)- and (Z)-alkenes. Cyclization of the (E)-alkene in the chair or boat configuration is energetically favoured over the ring closure of (Z)-alkenes. These results are in agreement with the Stork-Eschenmoser hypothesis.     

Sulfur dioxide-mediated syntheses of polyfunctional alkenes and (E,Z)- and (E,E)-2,4-dien-1-ones

Efficient methods for the stereoselective synthesis of polyfunctional (E)- and (Z)-alkenes and conjugated (E,E)- and (E,Z)-dienones are presented. They rely upon one-pot, four-component processes that condense 1-oxy-1,3-dienes, silyl enol ethers, SO2, and carbon electrophiles. [structure: see text]     

Lithium hexamethyldisilazide-mediated enolizations: influence of triethylamine on E/Z selectivities and enolate reactivities

Lithium hexamethyldisilazide (LiHMDS) in triethylamine (Et 3N)/toluene is shown to enolize acyclic ketones and esters rapidly and with high E/ Z selectivity. Mechanistic studies reveal a dimer-based mechanism consistent with previous studies of LiHMDS/Et 3N. E/ Z equilibration occurs when <2.0 equiv of LiHMDS are used. Studies of the aldol condensation and Ireland-Claisen rearrangement of the resulting Et 3N-solvated enolates show higher and often complementary diastereoselectivities when compared with analogous reactions in THF. The Et 3N-solvated enolates also display a marked (20-fold) acceleration of the Ireland-Claisen rearrangement with evidence of autocatalysis. A possible importance of amine-solvated enolates is discussed.     

Disulfidation of alkynes and alkenes with gallium trichloride

[reaction: see text] Treatment of diphenyl disulfide and terminal alkynes with gallium trichloride afforded (E)-1,2-diphenylthio-1-alkenes selectively (E/Z > 20/1). Alkenes also underwent this reaction to form trans adducts.     

Titanocene(III) chloride mediated radical-induced addition to Baylis-Hillman adducts: synthesis of (E)- and (Z)-trisubstituted alkenes and alpha-methylene/arylidene delta-lactones

Baylis-Hillman adduct underwent smooth radical-induced condensation with activated bromo compounds and epoxides using titanocene(III) chloride (Cp2TiCl) as the radical generator. The reactions of activated bromo compounds with 3-acetoxy-2-methylene alkanoates provided (E)-alkenes exclusively, whereas similar reactions with 3-acetoxy-2-methylenealkanenitriles led to (Z)-alkenes as the major product. The reactions of epoxides with Baylis-Hillman adduct furnished alpha-methylene/arylidene-delta-lactones in good yield via addition followed by in situ lactonization.     

Synthesis and Reactivity of Organosamarium Diarylpnictide Complexes: Cleavage Reactions of Group 15 E-E and E-C Bonds by Samarium(II)

(C(5)Me(5))(2)Sm (2 equiv) reacts with Ph(2)EEPh(2) to give (C(5)Me(5))(2)SmEPh(2) (E: P, 1; As, 2), while (C(5)Me(5))(2)Sm(THF)(2) (2 equiv) reacts with Ph(2)EEPh(2) to give (C(5)Me(5))(2)Sm(EPh(2))(THF) (E: P, 3; As, 4). 3 and 4 are also available from the reactions of 1 and 2 with THF. 3 and 4 undergo further reaction to produce the THF ring-opened products (C(5)Me(5))(2)Sm[O(CH(2))(4)EPh(2)](THF) (E: P, 5; As, 6).(C(5)Me(5))(2)Sm (4 equiv) reacts with Ph(2)EEPh(2) to give the mixed-valent (C(5)Me(5))(2)Sm(&mgr;-EPh(2))Sm(C(5)Me(5))(2) (E: P, 7; As, 8). These compounds are also available from the reaction of 1 and 2 with (C(5)Me(5))(2)Sm. The X-ray crystal structure of 2, crystallized from hexanes (P2(1)/n; a = 26.188(24) ?, b = 9.911(10) ?, c = 23.280(23) ?, beta = 97.150(12) degrees, V = 5995(2) ?(3), D(calcd) = 1.488 Mg/m(3); Z = 8; T = 156 K), revealed, in addition to a conventional seven-coordinate bent metallocene geometry with 2.698 ? Sm-C(C(5)Me(5)) and 2.970 ? Sm-As average distances, two very different Sm-As-C(Ph) angles, 74.2 and 118.7 degrees. As a result, one phenyl group is closer to the metal (2.901 ? minimum Sm-C distance). 4, crystallized from toluene (P2(1)/n; a = 10.713(9) ?, b = 14.143(11) ?, c = 21.620(16) ?, beta = 101.08(6) degrees, V = 3215(4) ?(3), D(calcd) = 1.492 Mg/m(3); Z = 4; T = 163 K), and 6, crystallized from hexanes (P2(1)/n; a = 9.3958(16) ?, b = 22.245(3) ?, c = 17.931(3) ?, beta = 96.497(11) degrees, V = 3724(1) ?(3), D(calcd) = 1.416 Mg/m(3); Z = 4; T = 163 K), have conventional eight-coordinate, bent metallocene structures.     

(E)- and (Z)-1-benzenesulfonyl-4-trimethylsilyl-2-butenes as (E)-1-(1,3-butadienyl) synthons

(E)- and (Z)-1-benzenesulfonyl-4-trimethylsilyl-2-butenes (E/Z=9), prepared from 4-trimethylsilyl-1-buten-3-ol, $\text{n}$-butyllithium and benzenesulfenyl chloride and oxidation of the intermediate (E)- and (Z)-1-benzenesulfinyl-4-trimethylsilyl-2-butenes with hydrogen peroxide, react with $\text{n}$-butyllithium and then primary halides to give 4-benzenesulfonyl-1-trimethylsilyl-2-alkenes which are rapidly 1,4-debenzenesulfonyltrimethylsilated to (E)-1,3-alkadienes by tetra-$\text{n}$-butylammonium fluoride at O°C.     

Syntheses and chemistry of hypervalent cyclo-R4Sb4, cyclo-(RSbE)n[R = 2-(Me2NCH2)C6H4, E = O, S] and precursors

The cyclostibane R(4)Sb(4)(1)(R = 2-(Me(2)NCH(2))C(6)H(4)) was synthesized by reduction of RSbCl(2) with Mg in THF or with Na in liquid NH(3). The reaction of 1 with [W(CO)(5)(THF)] gives the stibinidene complex RSb[W(CO)(5)](2)(2). RSbCl(2) and (RSbCl)(2)E [E = O (6), E = S (8)] react with KOH or Na(2)S in toluene/water to give the heterocycles (RSbE)(n)[E = O, n= 3 (3); E = S, n= 2 (4)]. The chalcogeno-bridged compounds of the type (RSbCl)(2)E [E = O (6), E = S (8)] were synthesized by reaction of RSbCl(2) with KOH or Na(2)S in toluene/water, but also by reaction of RSbCl(2) with the heterocycles (RSbE)(n). The compounds (RSbI)(2)O (7) and (RSbBr)(2)S (9) were prepared via halogen-exchange reactions between (RSbCl)(2)E and NaI (E = O) or KBr (E = S) or by reactions between RSbI(2) and KOH or RSbBr(2) and Na(2)S. The reaction of cyclo-(RSbS)(2) with W(CO)(5)(THF) in THF results in trapping of the cis isomer in cyclo-(RSbS)(2)[W(CO)(5)](5). The solution behaviour of the compounds was investigated by (1)H and (13)C NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of compounds 1-7 and 9 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.     

Asymmetric synthesis of alpha-substituted beta-amino ketones from sulfinimines (N-sulfinyl imines). synthesis of the indolizidine alkaloid (-)-223A

Of the possible four stereoisomers, addition of the lithium enolate of 4-heptanone to sulfinimines resulted in only the syn- and anti-alpha-substituted beta-amino ketones. The formation of the major syn-beta-amino ketone was rationalized in terms of addition of the E-enolate to the C-N double bond of the sulfinimine via a six-member chelated chairlike transition state. The enolates of 4-heptanone were generated using LiHMDS in THF where a 1:2.5 E:Z enolate ratio was noted. In diethyl ether the E:Z ratio was 15:1 in favor of the E-enolate and explained in terms of Ireland's transition state model. Here increased steric interactions between the ethyl group and the carbonyl-LiN(TMS)(2) moiety destabilize the transition state leading to the Z-enolate in the poorly coordinating diethyl ether solvent. This new synthesis of syn-alpha-substituted-beta-amino ketones was applied to the concise enantioselective total synthesis of indolizidine (-)-223A, a 5,6,8-trisubstituted alkaloid isolated from the skin of the dendrobatide frog.     

A stereoselective route to alkenyl sulfides through the palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of 9-alkyl-BBN with 1-bromo-1-phenylthioethene or (E)- and (Z)-2-bromo-1-phenylthio-1-alkenes

The reaction of 9-alkyl-9-BBNs with 1-bromo-1-phenylthioethene or (E)- and (Z)-2-bromo-1-phenylthio-1-alkenes takes place readily in the presence of Pd(PPh₃)₄ and sodium hydroxide to afford stereodefined vinylic sulfides in excellent yields.     

Polyfluoro-1,2-epoxy alkanes and cycloalkanes. Part IV [1]. Thermal reactions of the epoxides of the pentamer and hexamer oligomers of tetrafluoroethene

Oxirans (1) and (2), derived respectively from the pentamer and hexamer oligomers of tetrafluoroethene, were pyrolysed over pyrex glass at 300–500° alone and in the presence of cyclohexene, bromine and toluene. Thus, oxiran (1), pyrolysed alone, afforded perfluoro-2-methylbut-1-ene (3), perfluoro-2,3-dimethylpent-2-ene (4) and (E) and (Z) perfluoro-2,3-hex-3-ene (TFE tetramer) (5a, 5b). Co-pyrolysis of (1) with bromine afforded (E) and (Z) 2-bromoperfluoro-3-methylpent-2-ene (6a, 6b), whilst with toluene, (E) and (Z) 2H-perfluoro-3-methylpent-2-ene (7a, 7b) were obtained: (1) with excess cyclohexene also gave (7a, 7b). The oxiran (2), on pyrolysis alone, gave only (3). In the presence of bromine, (2) gave an equimolar mixture of 1-bromoperfluoro-3-methylpentan-2-one (8) and 3-bromoperfluoro-3-methylpentane (9). Co-pyrolysis of (2) with toluene yielded (3) and 3H-perfluoro-3-methylpentane (10). Pyrolysis of (2) with cyclohexene at 175° gave perfluoro-3-methyl-2-(1-methylpropyl)pent-2-en-1-oylfluoride (11), pentafluoroethylcyclohexane (12) and perfluoro[(1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl) (1-methylpropyl)]ketne (13).     

New Routes to Synthetically Useful, Sterically Encumbered Arylaluminum Halides and Hydride Halides

The synthesis and structural characterization of the compounds MesAlCl(2)(THF) (1), MesAlCl(2) (2), MesAl(H)Cl(THF) (3a), MesAl(H)Cl (4a), and (MesAlH(2))(2) (5) (Mes = 2,4,6-t-Bu(3)C(6)H(2)(-)) are described as well as those for two compounds 3b and 4b that are analogs of 3a and 4a but have H:Cl ratios that are less than 1:1. All compounds were characterized by (1)H, (13)C NMR, and IR spectroscopy, and 1, 2, 3a, and 4b were additionally characterized by X-ray crystallography. Compound 1 is best synthesized by the reaction of [(THF)(2)LiH(3)AlMes](2) (6) with 6 equiv of Me(3)SiCl. A more conventional route involving the addition of (THF)(2)LiMes to 2 equiv of AlCl(3) in toluene usually affords a mixture of 1 and AlCl(3).THF. Recrystallization of 1 from n-hexane results in a species that has less than 1 equiv of THF per MesAlCl(2). The THF free complex 2 may be obtained in quantitative yield by heating 1 for 20 min at 90 degrees C under reduced pressure. Compound 3a may be obtained by treating a 1:1 mixture of MesLi(THF)(2) and LiAlH(4) with 2 equiv of Me(3)SiCl or by the addition of slightly less than 4 equiv of Me(3)SiCl to 6. The THF can be removed from 3a by sublimation to give 4a. The related compounds 3b and 4b, which display an aluminum-bound H:Cl ratio that is deficient in H, can be obtained by reactions with slightly more than 2 equiv of Me(3)SiCl. Crystal data at 130 K with Cu Kalpha (lambda = 1.541 78 ?) radiation: 1, C(22)H(37)AlCl(2)O, a = 11.889(3) ?, b = 9.992(3) ?, c = 19.704(5) ?, orthorhombic, space group Pca2(1), Z = 4, R = 0.068 for 1556 (I > 2sigma(I)) data; 2, C(18)H(29)AlCl(2), a = 12.147(5) ?, b = 18.042(6) ?, c = 17.771(7) ?, beta = 95.77(3) degrees, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n,Z = 8, R = 0.032 for 4610 (I > 2sigma(I)) data; 3a, C(22)H(38)AlClO, a = 16.887(7) ?, b = 16.333(6) ?, c = 8.739(3) ?, beta = 101.41(3) degrees, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/c, Z = 4, R = 0.073 for 2752 (I > 2sigma(I)) data; 4b, C(18)H(29.64)AlCl(1.36), a = 12.077(3) ?, b = 17.920(3) ?, c = 17.634(5) ?; beta = 95.21(2) ?, monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n,Z = 8, R = 0.070 for 4261 (I > 2sigma(I)) data.     

Addition d'hydrazone aux oléfines en milieu acide: cycloaddition polaire cationique [3+ + 2]

The stereospecificity and the orientation observed for the addition reaction of acetaldehyde hydrazone with (E)- and (Z)-alkenes in acidic media are compatible with a concerted process of the polar [3⁺ + 2] cycloaddition type.     

Europium(II) and ytterbium(II) cyclic organohydroborates: an europium(II) complex with an agostic interaction

Lanthanide bis((cyclooctane-1,5-diyl)dihydroborate) complexes (THF)(4)Ln[(micro-H)(2)BC(8)H(14)](2) (Ln = Eu, 1; Yb, 2) were synthesized by a metathesis reaction between (THF)(x)()LnCl(2) and K[H(2)BC(8)H(14)] in THF in a 1:2 molar ratio. Attempts to prepare the monosubstituted lanthanide cyclic organohydroborates (THF)(x)LnCl[(micro-H)(2)BC(8)H(14)] were unsuccessful. On the basis of the molecular structure and IR spectrum of 1, there is an agostic interaction between Eu(II) and one of the alpha-C-H hydrogens from the [(micro-H)(2)BC(8)H(14)] unit. No such interaction was observed for 2. The coordinated THF in 1 and 2 can be removed under dynamic vacuum, but the solvent ligands remain bound to Yb when 2 is directly dissolved in Et(2)O or toluene. In strong Lewis basic solvents, such as pyridine or CH(3)CN, attack of the Yb-H-B bridge bonds results. Decomposition of 2 to the 9-BBN dimer in CD(2)Cl(2) was observed by (11)B and (1)H NMR spectroscopies. Compound 2 was reacted with 2 equiv of the hydride ion abstracting reagent B(C(6)F(5))(3) to afford the solvent-separated ion pair [Yb(THF)(6)][HB(C(6)F(5))(3)](2) (3). Complexes 1, 2, and 3 were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Crystal data: 1 is orthorhombic, Pna2(1), a = 21.975(1) A, b = 9.310(1) A, c = 16.816(1) A, Z = 4; 2 is triclinic, P1, a = 9.862(1) A, b = 10.227(1) A, c = 10.476(1) A, alpha = 69.87(1) degrees, beta = 76.63(1) degrees, gamma = 66.12(1) degrees, Z = 1; 3.Et(2)O is triclinic, P1, a = 13.708(1) A, b = 14.946(1) A, c = 17.177(1) A, alpha = 81.01(1) degrees, beta = 88.32(1) degrees, gamma = 88.54(1) degrees, Z = 2.     

Reaction of Grignard Reagents with Diethyl Perfluoroacyl (1-Cyanoethyl)phosphonates. Synthesis of Perfluoroalkylated α,β-Unsaturated Nitriles with Predominant Z-Selectivity

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Nucleosides and Nucleotides. 151. Conversion of (Z)-2'-(Cyanomethylene)-2'-deoxyuridines into Their (E)-Isomers via Addition of Thiophenol to the Cyanomethylene Moiety Followed by Oxidative Syn-elimination Reactions(1)

The Wittig reaction of 1-[3,5-O-(1,1,3,3-tetraisopropyldisiloxane-1,3-diyl)-beta-D-erythro-pentofuranos-2-ulosyl]uracil (6) with Ph(3)P=CHCN afforded (Z)-2'-cyanomethylene derivative 7 exclusively. The (E)-isomer was accessed from its (Z)-isomer through a sequence of addition of thiophenol to the 2'-cyanomethylene moiety of the (Z)-isomer from the alpha-face, selectively, and stereoselective oxidative syn-elimination of the resulting adduct. The diastereofacial selectivity of the benzenethiolate addition to the cyanomethylene moiety was found to be influenced by participation of the 2-carbonyl group at the base moiety and steric hindrance of the sugar protecting groups. Although nucleophilic addition reactions at the 2'-position of 6 have been well-known to occur from the alpha-face selectively, treatment of 7 with LiSPh in THF unexpectedly afforded a mixture of alpha- and beta-phenylthio derivatives 8 and 9 in almost equal ratio. Furthermore, an unusual beta-facial selective addition was observed on treatments of 7 with PhSAlMe(2) in CH(2)Cl(2) or with LiSPh in the presence of Mg(ClO(4))(2) in THF. On the other hand, when (Z)-2'-(cyanomethylene)-5'-O-triisopropylsilyl derivative 10 was treated with LiSPh, the alpha-phenylthio derivative 13 was obtained predominantly (89:11). Oxidation of 8 with m-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) in CH(2)Cl(2) and pyrolysis of the resulting sulfoxides afforded the (Z)-isomer 7 exclusively. Treatment of 13 with m-CPBA under the same conditions afforded the desired (E)-cyanomethylene derivatives 18 as a major product (E:Z = 14:1) in good yield. Deprotection of 18 by the standard procedures furnished (E)-2'-(cyanomethylene)-2'-deoxyuridine (5).