Methods for the synthesis of functionalized alkynylcyclopropanes

Data on methods for the synthesis of various classes of functionalized alkynylcyclopropanes (FACPs) reported in the last two decades are systematized. Synthetic routes to FACPs based on cyclopropanation of unsaturated compounds with various carbenes, carbenoids, and ylides are considered separately. Methods for introducing functional groups into the three-membered ring of alkynylcyclopropanes via metalation and elimination—addition processes as well as other synthetic routes to functionalized cyclopropanes are discussed.

     

Geometry of molecules: Part 5. Interatomic distances and electronic structures of some aloukyl-substituted cyclopropanes and cyclopropenes by the IMOA method

The geometric and electronic structures of some alkyl- and vinyl-substituted cyclopropanes and cyclopropenes have been computed by the iterative maximum overlap approach (IMOA). Some MINDO/3 calculations have been carried out for comparison. Asymmetries introduced in the three-membered rings by the substitution are discussed in detail. Comparison of the predicted bond distances in vinylcyclopropane with microwave data indicates the presence of a conjugative HOMO-LUMO interaction between the strained ring and the ethylene moiety. It is stressed that interatomic distances and bond lengths should be distinguished in strained systems. The bond lengths are defined as segments of curves passing through the points of maximum electron density and the relevant nuclei. They are calculated and discussed for some characteristic highly strained rings. The estimated heats of formation and strain energies are in satisfactory agreement with available experimental data.     

Heterocyclic Analogues of Methylenecyclopropanes

Heterocyclic three-membered rings with an exocyclic double bond merit special interest in view of their ring strain and their fascinating chemistry. Their synthesis, thermal decomposition, ring opening, and cycloaddition reactions will be discussed in this review. α-Lactams, alkylideneaziridines, diaziridinones, and diaziridinimines belong to the best known classes, but the chemistry of alkylideneoxiranes and -thiiranes, α-lactones, α-thiolactones, thiiranimines, and aziridinimines has also been studied to some extent. Two elusive three-membered rings are oxiranimines and thiaziridinimines; the former were postulated as reactive intermediates in the thermal decomposition of α-lactams, whereas the latter were trapped efficiently with double and triple bonds during thermolysis of N-sulfonyliminothiatriazolines. In spite of many attempts to prepare thione derivatives of the title compounds, they are still unknown. Included in this review are also some open-chain dipolar species which are isomeric with the heterocyclic three-membered rings.     

13C NMR spectra of cyclopropane derivatives. Stereoisomeric substituted 2-phenylcyclopropanes

Proton-decoupled carbon-13 magnetic resonance spectra of a series of cyclopropane derivatives have been studied. For stereoisomeric substituted 2-phenylcyclopropanes a difference between the isomers has been found in the shieldings of the three-membered cyclic carbons as well as in the shieldings of the carbons of the substituents. The chemical shifts have been interpreted on the basis of an additive approach worked out in a study of the spectra of monosubstituted cyclopropanes and substituted 2,2-diphenylcyclopropanes. Some simple rules have been proposed, which are useful in distinguishing stereoisomeric 1,2-disubstiuted cyclopropanes.     

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrosilylation of gem-Difluorocyclopropenes Leading to a Stereochemical Study of the Silylated gem-Difluorocyclopropanes

Optically active cyclopropanes have been widely investigated especially from the views of pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries, and substituting one of the methylenes with the difluoromethylene unit should be promising for developing novel biologically relevant compounds and functional materials. In this paper, the copper-catalyzed enantioselective hydrosilylation of gem-difluorocyclopropenes to provide the corresponding chiral gem-difluorocyclopropanes is presented. The use of copper(I) chloride, chiral ligands including bidentate BINAPs and monodentate phosphoramidites, and silylborane Me₂PhSi-Bpin accompanying sodium tert-butoxide in methanol was appropriate for the enantioselective hydrosilylation of the strained C=C double bond, and the resultant chiral difluorinated three-membered ring was unambiguously characterized. Subsequent activation of the silyl groups in enantio-enriched gem-difluorocyclopropanes showed substantial reduction of the enantiopurity, indicating cleavage of the distal C−C bond leading to the transient acyclic intermediates.     

Influence of heteroelement on dipole and quadrupole moments of a series of three-membered rings containing a second,third, fourth,or fifth-row atom: a theoretical investigation

The influence of heteroelements on the molecular dipole and traceless quadrupole moments of a series of twenty-two three-membered rings (1–22) was theoretically estimated employing levels of theory such as MP2, CCSD, and PBE1PBE in combination with standard Pople’s basis set. To an accurate evaluation of these properties, additional calculations on the optimized geometries were performed using the correlation-consistent cc-pVDZ and aug-cc-pVDZ basis sets on the three mentioned methods. In particular, the dipole and quadrupole moments from MP2 and CCSD approaches are comparable to each other for the studied molecules, while PBE1PBE calculations were significantly deviated compared to MP2 and CCSD levels. High level of theory and large basis sets seemed to be needed to obtain reliable electrical properties in the heterocycles containing heavy atoms. Results demonstrated that the dipole and quadrupole moments are strongly determined by the nature of the heteroatom into ring skeleton, and its magnitude depends on the polarity of C-heteroelement bond. Dipole moment of these molecules 1–22 showed a clear increase with the increase of electronegativity and the atomic size of heteroatom into ring skeleton. Then, high relative dipole moment was found for three-membered rings containing II, IIIA, VIA, and VIIA elements, which is associated to the high polarization of the C-heteroatom bond. A similar behavior was observed for the quadrupole moments of these three-membered rings.

     

Phosphorus-containing Small Rings: X. Phosphorylation of Derivatives of 1-Methyl-2,2-dichlorocyclopropanecarboxylic Acid

Reaction of derivatives of 1-methyl-2,2-dichlorocyclopropanecarboxylic acid with three- and four-coordinate phosphorus acids was studied. It was established that the nucleophilic substitution on the carbonyl carbon atom proceeds without cleavage of the three-membered ring and leads to new types of phosphorus-containing cyclopropanes. The products were found to enhance the germination energy and laboratory germination of cereal, legume, and vegetable seeds.     

Steric structure of isomeric bis-2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl ethers

Conclusions The meso- and dl-bis-2,2-dichlorocyclopropyl ethers exist in solution in a gauche-gauche type of conformation, with the three-membered rings arranged along different sides of the C-O-C plane.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 12, pp. 2828–2831, December, 1978.     

Structure, strain, and degenerate rearrangement of tricyclo[2.1.0.0 1,3]pentasilane and related molecules

We theoretically investigate a highly strained tricyclic silane (tricyclo[2.1.0.0 1,3]pentasilane (4b), an isomer of pentasila[1.1.1]propellane (3b)) composed of three fused three-membered rings. The central ring is distorted. One of the fusion bonds in the central ring is shorter than the normal Si-Si single bond (2.350 A) whereas the other is as long as the fusion bonds in bicyclo[1.1.0]tetrasilane (2b) (2.860 A) and 3b (2.778 A). The tricyclic silane is less strained than the carbon congener and more strained than the isomer 3b. The electron delocalization between one of the fusion bonds and the geminal Si-Si ring bonds elongates the fusion bond and stabilizes the molecules to reduce the strain. The silanes composed of the fused three-membered rings are less strained than the carbon congener. A degenerate rearrangement of a three-membered ring is predicted. The enthalpy of activation of the rearrangement of the distorted central ring is low (7.2 kcal/mol) for 4b, but appreciable (22.3 kcal/mol) for the germanium congener, tricyclo[2.1.0.0(1,3)]pentagermane (4c). We investigate the effects of the substituents on the distortion of the central three-membered ring and the degenerate rearrangement.     

包含平面五配位和平面四配位碳化合物的结构和稳定性

在B3LYP/6-311+G**水平上,研究了包含平面五配位碳(ppC)和平面四配位碳(ptC)的化合物CB5C2H2(C3B2)nC2H2CB5(n=1-5)的结构、能隙、IR光谱、电子光谱、Wiberg键指数以及芳香性.计算结果表明,这五种化合物的能量最低结构均位于势能面的极小值点,HOMO-LUMO能隙在0.5到1.2eV之间,第一电子的激发能在1780到2910nm之间,且与分子尺寸呈现非单调变化趋势.Wiberg键指数和键长表明这五种化合物的能量最低结构均包含平面五配位和平面四配位碳.C3B2单元和右侧CB5单元中三元环中心的核独立化学位移(NICS(0))值均为负值,而左侧CB5单元中的三元环中心的NICS(0)值中两个为正值,另两个为负值,NICS(1)值与NICS(0)值也一致,因此电子的局域离域对结构的稳定是很重要的.     

Uncovering the Neglected Similarities of Arynes and Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes

Arynes and donor–acceptor (D–A) cyclopropanes are two classes of strained systems having the potential for numerous applications in organic synthesis. The last two decades have witnessed a renaissance of interest in the chemistry of these species primarily because of the mild and robust methods for their generation or activation. Commonly, arynes as easily polarizable systems result in 1,2‐disubstitution, whereas D‐A cyclopropanes as polarized systems lead to 1,3‐bisfunctionalization thereby showing striking similarities. Transformations with 1,2‐ and 1,3‐dipoles afford cyclic structures. With arynes, emerging four‐membered rings as intermediates might react further, whereas the analogous five‐membered rings obtained from D–A cyclopropanes are most often the final products. However, there are a few cases where these intermediates behave surprisingly differently. This Minireview highlights the parallels in reactivity between arynes and D–A cyclopropanes thereby shedding light on the neglected similarities of these two reactive species.     

Cyclopropenes and methylenecyclopropanes in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions

The review considers the main results of the cycloaddition reactions involving cyclopropenes and methylenecyclopropanes, the compounds bearing strained three-membered rings and, respectively, endo- and exocyclic double bonds. The main attention is focused on the reactions of these compounds with 1,3-dipoles (nitrones, azomethine imines, azomethine ylides, carbonyl ylides, etc.), which gave complex heterocyclic systems with high regio- and stereoselectivity.

     

On the performance of DFT and interatomic potentials in predicting the energetics of (three-membered ring-containing) siliceous materials

We compare the enthalpies of transition for a range of SiO2 phases, including siliceous zeolites and dense polymorphs, calculated using three different interatomic potentials (Sanders-Leslie-Catlow (SLC), Sastre-Gale (SG), van Beest-Kramers-van Santen (BKS)), and from B3LYP periodic DFT calculations, with the experimentally measured values. It is found that the calculated results show a linear correlation with the measured values but that they often either considerably underestimate or overestimate enthalpy differences compared to experiment. Care should thus be taken when comparing experimental and calculated results. A linear rescaling of the calculated enthalpies to put the data on the same energy scale is proposed. Furthermore, it is found that when comparing enthalpies of transitions for materials containing three-membered rings, for which there is no experimental data available, the values, rescaled to the experimental energy scale, are very similar for both DFT and interatomic potentials (except for the BKS potential). The latter result suggests that the energetics of three-membered ring containing materials is well described using both approaches. Finally, we discuss the transition enthalpies of four three-membered ring containing siliceous materials and demonstrate that three-membered ring containing materials are not necessarily energetically disadvantageous but do become so progressively with increasing number of three-membered rings.     

Influence of the heteroatom on the structure,bonding and ring strain of a series of three-membered rings containing a second,third, fourth and fifth row elements: a theoretical investigation

Three-membered heterorings have received a great interest for the design of organic reactions and new active therapeutic agents. However, there is little information available in the literature about their structural properties, in particular for those containing third, fourth, and fifth row elements. With this in mind, structure, bonding, ring strain, and Mulliken charge distribution of a series of 22 saturated three-membered rings containing a second, third, fourth, and fifth row element were theoretically investigated. Calculations were carried out within the MP2, PBE1PBE, and CCSD approximations using Pople’s and correlation consistent basis sets. In general, structural predictions obtained by MP2 and coupled cluster are comparable with each other for the studied heterocycles, and their predictions are in good agreement with the little experimental data available. The structural parameters, ring strain, and Mulliken charges are strongly affected by the nature of heteroatom contained into ring skeleton, finding a consistent periodic relationship according to the row-group or row-period plot. The ring geometry was highly symmetric in most of the studied cases (C_2h), except for the rings containing V-group elements (C_s) whose molecular symmetry is distorted by the disposition out of molecular plane of H-heteroelement bond. Finally, the increase of heteroatomic radius increases significantly the molecular strain of these three-membered heterocycles, being especially notable in the four and fifth row element rings. Curiously, the rings containing tellurium, iodium, bromo, chloro, and sulfur presented a ring strain comparable to those common heterocycles containing second row element.     

Quadricyclanes. Part I: Photoelectron spectra and electronic structure

The photoelectron spectra of quadricyclane ( 3 ) and 3-methylidene quadricyclane ( 4 ) have been measured. The results served as a basis for the elucidation of the electronic structure of these compounds, which agreed with theoretical calculations. It is found that the symmetry of the HOMO of 3 is different when compared to that of its valence isomer norbornadiene ( 1 ). The results also indicate that the structure of the highest occupied orbitals cannot be derived by only considering the Walsh-orbitals of the two three-membered rings. In addition one of the Walsh-components of the four-memebered ring has to be taken into account.     

Synthesis of 2-C- and 3-C-Aryl Pyranosides

Abstract

Lithium diphenylcuprate treatment of methyl 2,3-anhydro-4,6-O-benzylidene-D-pyranosides in which the anomeric substituent and the three-membered rings are cis oriented furnished the expected trans-diaxial opening products. When the relationship between the anomeric group and the epoxide was trans, the same experimental conditions led only to recovered starting material. Cyano cuprates of the type R₂CuCNLi₂ added stereoselectively to carbohydrate ketones at C-2 and C-3 from the opposite side relative to the anomeric substituent.     

Reaction of tert-Butylcyanoketene with 2′-Cyclohexylspiro [Fluorene-9,3′-Oxaziridine]

Although the reactions of ketenes and three-membered heterocycles containing one hetero atom are well known,^1,2 only one investigation of similar recations with three-membered rings containing two hetero atoms has been reported.³ The reaction of 2-ethyl-3-phenyloxaziridine with diphenylketene was found to afford among other minor products an oxazolidinone derivative (1) and benzaldehyde in yields of 38% and 50% respectively.     

Intermolecular Reactions of γ‐Halocarbanions – Stepwise Analogs of 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition

γ‐Halocarbanions, short‐lived intermediates, add to electron‐deficient double bonds of aldehydes, Michael acceptors, and imines to form anionic adducts that enter intramolecular 1,5‐substitution to form five‐membered rings of tetrahydrofurans, cyclopentanes, and pyrrolidines, respectively. Although the γ‐halocarbanions can be generated by simple deprotonation of appropriate precursors, a wealth of other methods based on Lewis acid‐catalyzed opening of cyclopropanes with formation of dipolar species utilizes a similar mechanistic scheme. In our review, we analyze kinetic relations of elementary processes in the multistep transformations, and demonstrate how structural factors influence the mechanisms and selectivity of the reaction.     

Ni-complex-catalysed addition polymerisation of 2-phenyl-1-methylenecylopropane to afford a polymer with cyclopropylidene groups

pi-Allyl-nickel complexes initiated addition polymerisation of 2-phenyl-1-methylenecyclopropane to give a polymer with three-membered rings; the formed polymer showed a high Tg and negligible thermal decomposition up to 300 degrees C.     

Ligand-stabilized aromatic three-membered gold rings and their sandwichlike complexes

Electronic structure calculations (DFT) suggest that ligand-stabilized three-membered gold(I) rings constituting the core structure in a series of cyclo-Au3L(n)H(3-n) (L = CH3, NH2, OH and Cl; n = 1, 2, 3) molecules exhibit aromaticity, which is primarily due to 6s and 5d cyclic electron delocalization over the triangular Au3 framework (s- and d-orbital aromaticity). The aromaticity of the novel triangular gold(I) isocycles was verified by a number of established criteria of aromaticity. In particular, the nucleus-independent chemical shift, NICS(0), the upfield changes in the chemical shifts for Li+, Ag+, and Tl+ cations over the Au3 ring plane, and their interaction with electrophiles (e.g., H+, Li+, Ag+, and Tl+) are indicative for the aromaticity of the three-membered gold(I) rings. Interestingly, unlike the respective substituted derivatives of cyclopropenium cation and the bora-cyclopropene carbacyclic analogues, the aromatic Au3 rings, although exhibit comparable diatropicity, react with electrophiles in a different way affording 1:1 and 2:1 sandwichlike complexes. The bonding in the three-membered gold(I) rings is characterized by a common ring-shaped electron density, more commonly seen in aromatic organic molecules and in "all-metal" aromatics, such as the cyclo-[Hg3]4- tetraanion. Moreover, the cation-pi interactions in the 1:1 and 1:2 sandwichlike complexes formed upon reacting the Au3 rings with electrophiles, depending on the nature of the cation, are predicted to be predominantly electrostatic (Li+, Tl+) or covalent (H+, Ag+). The 1:2 complexes constitute a new class of sandwichlike complexes, which are expected to have novel properties and applications.