Corner Bromination of 2-Methyl-endo-tricyclo[3.2.1.0(2,4)]octane and -oct-6-ene

Reaction of 2-methyl-endo-tricyclo[3.2.1.0(2,4)]octane (1) with bromine in CCl(4) gave 2-exo,3-endo-dibromo-2-endo-methylbicyclo[3.2.1]octane (3) which rearranges on silica to 2-exo,6-endo-dibromo-1-methylbicyclo[2.2.2]octane (4). Reaction in methanol gave 4-endo-bromo-2-exo-methoxy-2-endo-methylbicyclo[3.2.1]octane (10) and 4-endo-bromo-2-endo-methoxy-2-exo-methylbicyclo[3.2.1]octane (11) formed by corner attack of the bromine electrophile with C2-C4 bond rupture and inversion of configuration at the site of electrophilic attack. Reaction of 2-methyl-endo-tricyclo[3.2.1.0(2,4)]oct-6-ene (2) with bromine in CCl(4) and methanol gave products of reaction at the alkene site.     

One-pot palladium-catalyzed synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes

A new and highly stereoselective palladium-catalyzed synthesis is reported, based on two subsequent insertions of the bicyclo[2.2.1]heptene system into an aryl or vinylpalladium bond, formed in situ from aryl or vinyl bromides.     

2-Chlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-carboxamide and 2-chlorobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-carboxamide as precursors of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-one and bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one: resolution,absolute configuration and hydrogen-bonding properties

The absolute configuration of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one has not been correlated with a crystal structure of a chemical precursor. The only chemical correlation available had an ambiguity, which could have reversed the assignment. Herein, we report the resolution of 2-chlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-exo-carboxamide on a cellulose triacetate column and the crystal structures of the enantiomerically pure and racemic α-chloroamide. We found the absolute configuration (1R,2R,4R) for the (+)-enantiomer of the α-chloroamide. This compound was converted to (+)-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-one by base hydrolysis, and the 5,6-unsaturated compounds converted to the saturated congeners. This is the first unambiguous experimental determination of the absolute configuration of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one and of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-one. The three crystal structures of 2-chlorobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-2-exo-carboxamide reported herein reveal H-bonded dimers, with two distinct orientations of the bicyclic portion relative to the carboxamide dimer. In the racemic crystal, each dimer is composed of two enantiomers, and the bicyclic portions have their bridge carbon atom (C-7) on opposite sides of the H-bonded carboxamide dimer moiety. In the enantiomerically pure crystals, the major dimer had both C-7 atoms on the same side of the carboxamide dimer moiety while the minor dimer had the C-7 atoms on opposite sides. The dimers are present in solution, and can be easily monitored.     

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.     

Dehalogenation of 1,3-diiodotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane: generation of 1,3-dehydrotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane, a 2,5-methano-bridged [2.2.1]propellane

Compounds isolated from the reaction of (+/-)-1,3-diiodotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane with molten sodium or tBuLi suggest the intermediate formation of (+/-)-1,3-dehydrotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane. Worthy of note is the formation of stereoisomeric bi(5-methylenebicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ylidene) derivatives, probably by coupling of two units of (+/-)-1,3-dehydrotricyclo[3.3.0.0(3,7)]octane of the same or different absolute configuration followed by fragmentation, processes that have been studied by theoretical calculations.     

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.     

Metathesis of spirocyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-7,1'-cyclopropane

Metathesis of spirocyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene-7,1'-cyclopropane and its co-metathesis with norbornene and 5-decene on homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic systems were carried out for the first time. The reactions were shown to proceed with retention of the spirosystem.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 138–139, January, 1993.     

Carbon-13 chemical shifts of bicyclo[3.2.1]octane and bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives

¹³C chemical shifts of more than fifty bicyclo[3.2.1]octane and bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane derivatives (hydrocarbons, alcohols, ketones and esters) have been determined. The usefulness of ethyl derivatives for the assignment of close ¹³C chemical shifts in bicyclic methyl derivatives is shown both for the bicyclo[3.2.1]octane and bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane series. Comparison of substituent effects on α-, β-, γ- and δ-carbons in both series of compounds shows remarkable differences in steric interactions. In contrast to the rigid bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane system, both chair and boat conformations can be predominant in the bicyclo[3.2.1]octane series with the conformationally flexible 6-membered ring.     

Synthesis of 2-(Bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yloxy)ethyl Carboxylates

Esterification of aliphatic carboxylic acids with 2-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yloxy)ethanol and 2-(5-methylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yloxy)ethanol in the presence of KU-2-8 cation exchanger (H⁺ form) afforded a series of new compounds containing both ester and ether moieties.     

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°.     

Synthesis of halomethyl-substituted bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl(meth)acrylates

Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry - Bicyclic esters, which are reactive monomers for the synthesis of new polymeric products and also of organic compounds, were synthesized by the reaction of...     

Anti/syn-selectivities in the addition of electrophiles to 8-methylene-endo-tricyclo[3.2.1.0.2,4]octane

The addition of a vareity of electrophiles to the semicyclic double bond of $\text{1}$ and $\text{4}$ has been studied. The anti/syn-product ratios show that the interaction between the Walsh- and π-orbitals causes only small selectivities.     

Interconversion of bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yne and 5-bicyclo[2.1.1]hexylidenecarbene

This work provides unambiguous results for the full equilibration of cycloalkyne 2 with its isomeric ring-contracted vinylidene 3 prior to their reaction with 2,3-dihydropyran (4), as evidenced by the products formed when 2 and 3 are produced directly from their precursors having bicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl and bicyclo[2.1.1]hexyl skeletons, respectively.     

Absolute Configuration of 2-Substituted 2-Azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes

The diastereoisomeric 2-substituted 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes 2 – 4 were prepared by aza-Diels-Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with the corresponding methaniminium ions. Their relative configurations were deduced using ¹H, ¹H-ROESY experiments, and their absolute configurations were assigned from the crystal structure of the aziridinium derivative (?)- 5 . The absolute configuration of (+)- 1 , i.e. (1R), was assigned by CD spectroscopy.     

Epoxidation of 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-3-one

Epoxidation of 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-en-3-one has been performed in high yield with potassium hydrogen persulfate at pH 6, ¹H nmr data indicate an exo stereoconfiguration of the epoxide.     

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.     

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.