Tandem cyclization-cycloaddition behavior of rhodium carbenoids with carbonyl compounds: stereoselective studies on the construction of novel epoxy-bridged tetrahydropyranone frameworks

Investigations and stereoselective studies on the tandem reactions of carbonyl ylides generated from alpha-diazo ketones in the presence of carbonyl compounds are presented in this paper. Intramolecular cyclization of rhodium carbenoids generated the transient five- or six-membered-ring carbonyl ylide dipoles, which efficiently underwent 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with various dipolarophiles such as aromatic aldehydes 15, alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes 18/24, alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones 27/28/31, and dienone 34. The transient carbonyl ylides underwent cycloadditions with various aromatic aldehydes to furnish diverse epoxy-bridged tetrahydropyranone ring systems in a diastereoselective manner. The cycloaddition of carbonyl ylides with alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes 18/24 or dienone 34 afforded C=O addition products in a chemoselective manner despite the presence of C=C bonds in the above dipolarophiles. Alternatively, the cycloaddition of carbonyl ylides with alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones 27/28 provided both the C=O and C=C cycloaddition products. The cycloaddition of carbonyl ylides with carbonyl compounds occurred in good yields and was found to be highly regio- and stereoselective. Single-crystal X-ray analyses were performed to unambiguously establish the structure and stereochemistry of the novel epoxy-bridged tetrahydropyranone ring systems 35a/38. Compound 35a exhibited both intermolecular C-H...O and intramolecular C-H...pi interaction motifs in the solid-state architecture. The regio-, chemo-, and stereoselectivity observed in these reactions have been investigated by semiempirical AM1 MO calculations. FMO analyses and transition state calculations have been performed for the cycloaddition of carbonyl ylides with alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as tetracyclone (34) and cyclopentenone (27a). Both FMO and transition state calculations correctly predicted the regio- and stereochemistry of the cycloadducts. The calculations further revealed that a severe steric interaction caused by the phenyl rings present in dipolarophile 34 with dipole 14a increases the activation barrier of the transition state during the cycloaddition process.     

Studies on Lewis acid-mediated intramolecular cyclization reactions of allene-ene systems

The Lewis acid-mediated reactions of allene-ene compounds, derived from 3-methylcitronellal or dimethyl malonate, were carried out using various Lewis acids such as ethylaluminum dichloride, diethylaluminum chloride, titanium chloride, zinc chloride etherate, or boron trifluoride etherate, affording unexpectedly intramolecular [2+2]cycloaddition products under some particular reaction conditions without any formation of intramolecular ene reaction products.     

Transition-metal-catalyzed methods for synthesis of fluorenes

This report aims to summarize recent advances in syntheses of fluorenes and derivatives thereof by using methods based on catalytic or stoichiometric transformations of various aromatic compounds induced by transition metal compounds. These methods encompass various inter- and intramolecular processes such as cross-coupling reactions, carbonylations, CH activations, electrophilic aromatic substitutions, cycloaddition reactions of alkenes and alkynes.     

Formation of Oxoborane and Thioxoborane from a Dithiastannaboretane Derivative

Reaction with, an oxygen-donating reagent such as DMSO and thermolysis of a 1,3,2,4-dithiastannaboretane derivative bearing 2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl (Tbt) group led to the formation of novel boron–group 16 element double bond compounds, oxoborane (Tbt–B=0) and thioxoborane (Tbt–B=S). The oxoborane and thioxoborane underwent cycloaddition reactions to give the corresponding adducts in good yields.     

Tetracoordinate phosphorus cage compounds with endocyclic P–C bonds: Synthesis and reactivity

The survey summarizes modern methods of synthesis and reactivity of tetracoordinated phosphorus cage compounds containing one or more endocyclic P–C bonds (phosphine oxides, phosphinates and phosphonates, phosphatripticenes and others). Intramolecular cyclization reactions including electrophilic aromatic substitution with unsaturated organophosphorus compounds, reactions of P–H-derivatives with carbonyl compounds as well as cycloaddition reactions involving I–IV-coordinated phosphorus derivatives are considered.     

Structure Elucidation and NMR Characterization of Two New Cyclophane Derivatives

In the course of our on-going investigation to develop synthetic methods for helical cyclophanes using Diels–Alder methodology, a great variety of polycyclic aromatic compounds have been formed. In some cases, the cycloaddition reactions, in addition to the target compounds, gave rise to unexpected products, which were identified by spectroscopic methods. The structure determination based on NMR measurements and semiempirical calculations of two such new compounds are presented in this paper.     

A 1,3-dihydro-1,3-azaborine debuts

We present the first synthesis and characterization of a 1,3-dihydro-1,3-azaborine, a long-sought BN isostere of benzene. 1,3-Dihydro-1,3-azaborine is a stable structural motif with considerable aromatic character as evidenced by structural analysis and its reaction chemistry. Single crystal X-ray analysis indicates bonding consistent with significant electron delocalization. 1,3-Dihydro-1,3-azaborines also undergo nucleophilic substitutions at boron and electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. In view of the versatility and impact of aromatic compounds in the biomedical field and in materials science, the present study further expands the available chemical space of arenes via BN/CC isosterism.     

Catalysts on the basis of anion-modified metal oxides for production of ecologically pure components of motor fuels

Experimental evidence on the production, structure, and physiochemical properties of aluminum, zirconium, and titanium oxides modified with halides, sulfates, and boron and tungsten oxides. Information on the application of anion-modified metal oxides as catalysts in the production of ecologically pure components of motor fuels, with decreased contents of aromatic hydrocarbons and sulfur compounds. Therewith, along with traditional hydrocarbon oligomerization, isomerization, alkylation reactions, actual arene hydroisomerization processes and production of diesel fuels from vegetable materials are considered.     

Rethinking Borole Cycloaddition Reactivity

Boroles are attracting broad interest for their myriad and diverse applications, including in synthesis, small molecule activation and functional materials. Their properties and reactivity are closely linked to the cyclic conjugated diene system, which has been shown to participate in cycloaddition reactions, such as the Diels-Alder reaction with alkynes. The reaction steps leading to boranorbornadienes, borepins and tricyclic boracyclohexenes from the thermal reaction of boroles with alkynes are seemingly well understood as judged from the literature. Herein, we question the long-established mechanistic picture of pericyclic rearrangements by demonstrating that seven-membered borepins (i. e., heptaphenylborepin and two derivatives substituted with a thienyl and chloride substituent on boron) exist in a dynamic equilibrium with the corresponding bicyclic boranorbornadienes, the direct Diels-Alder products, but are not isolable products from the reactions. Heating gradually converts the isomeric mixtures into fluorescent tricyclic boracyclohexenes, the most stable isomers in the series. Results from mechanistic DFT calculations reveal that the tricyclic compounds derive from the boranorbornadienes and not the borepins, which were previously believed to be intermediates in purely pericyclic processes.     

Recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions of diazo compounds with electron-rich (hetero-) arenes

The transition-metal-catalyzed reaction of diazo compounds with arenes or heteroarenes is an efficient and straightforward approach to functionalize aromatic compounds. This digest summarizes recent progresses on transition-metal-catalyzed asymmetric reactions of diazo compounds with electron-rich (hetero-) arenes, including C–H functionalization, cascade reaction, cyclopropanation, cycloaddition, Buchner reaction and intramolecular dearomatization.     

Fluorescent Probes from Aromatic Polycyclic Nitrile Oxides: Isoxazoles versus Dihydro-1λ3,3,2λ4-Oxazaborinines

Anthracenenitrile oxide undergoes 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction with propargyl bromide affording the expected isoxazole as single regioisomer, suitably synthetically elaborated and functionalized with a protected triple bond. The introduction of a bromine atom at the position C10 of the anthracene moiety allows for inserting a variety of aromatic and heterocyclic substituents through Suzuki coupling. A two-way synthetic route can lead to simple isoxazole derivatives or, after N−O bond reductive cleavage and BF₃ complexation, enamino ketone boron complexes. The photophysical properties of both the substituted isoxazoles and the corresponding boron complexes were investigated to show the potentialities for the employment as fluorescent tags in imaging techniques. The quite good quantum yield values confirm the suitability of these compounds in the cellular environment. Scope and limitations of the methodology are discussed.     

Aromatic N-oxides as 1,3-dipoles and π-donors in reactions with unsaturated compounds. Review

A summary is given for the data on 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of aromatic N-oxides, which are convenient one-step methods for the synthesis of several heterocyclic compounds. Special attention was given to N-oxides as possible ambident donors in the formation of molecular complexes with dipolarophiles.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 5, pp. 579–591, May, 1992     

Rh-catalyzed formation of dioxolanes from alpha-alkyl diazoesters: diastereoselective cycloadditions of carbonyl ylides with selectivity over beta-hydride elimination

Described here is a diastereoselective Rh-catalyzed method for the preparation of dioxolanes from alpha-alkyl-alpha-diazoesters. This represents the first general method for generating carbonyl ylides from alpha-diazoesters that possess beta-hydrogens, as such diazo compounds typically give rise to alkenes via beta-hydride elimination. Subsequent cycloaddition with aromatic aldehydes gives tetrasubstituted dioxolanes with unusually high diastereoselectivity. A model is set forth to explain the diastereoselectivity of the cycloaddition.     

碳十硼烷及其衍生物的反应性及应用

碳十硼烷(C₂B₁₀H₁₂)是由2个C原子和10个B原子组成的二十面体笼状结构大分子,有邻位、间位和对位三种异构体。碳十硼烷庞大的体积以及类芳香族三维刚性结构使它具有优异的高温稳定性和化学稳定性,良好的溶解性使其具有广泛而灵活的应用。本文总结了近年来碳十硼烷和碳十硼烷衍生物在C原子、B原子上的化学反应性以及在环加成和金属络合方面的研究。另外,由于碳十硼烷衍生物特殊的立体结构,优异的耐高温性、热氧化性及高硼含量,本文综述了碳十硼烷衍生物近年来在功能材料、催化剂及生物医药等多个领域的应用进展。     

N-heterocyclic carbenes: reagents, not just ligands!

The unique properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have attracted much attention, mainly from theorists and organometallic chemists, the latter using them impressively as ligands for metals. Less well known, however, has been their suitability as excellent catalysts and nucleophilic reagents. Transesterification, nucleophilic aromatic substitution, and cycloaddition reactions are examples in which NHCs can play an important role. Asymmetric reactions using catalytic amounts of chiral NHCs are an efficient approach to optically active compounds. This minireview focuses on this aspect of the chemistry of NHCs.     

An efficient synthesis of peri-hydroxy aromatic compounds via a strong-base-induced

An efficient synthesis of peri-hydroxy aromatic compounds has been accomplished via a strong-base-induced [4+2] cycloaddition of homophthalic anhydrides with alpha-sulfinyl-substituted derivatives of enolizable enones. The unsubstituted enones did not undergo an efficient [4+2] cycloaddition reaction with homophthalic anhydrides, presumably due to their enolization under the basic reaction conditions. The sulfinyl group not only promotes the cycloaddition reaction but also undergoes in situ elimination under the reaction conditions to afford the peri-hydroxy aromatic compounds in a single step. The application of this methodology for the synthesis of a key intermediate of antitumor antibiotic fredericamycin A is described. PM3 calculations of various 2-substituted cyclopentenones as well as the mechanism of the cycloaddition are also discussed.     

Phase-vanishing reactions that use fluorous media as a phase screen. Facile,controlled bromination of alkenes by dibromine and dealkylation of aromatic ethers by boron tribromide

In fluorous triphasic reactions, such as bromination of alkenes by dibromine and dealkylation of aromatic ethers by boron tribromide, the middle fluorous phase acts as a liquid membrane permitting passive transport of the reagents at the bottom to the top layer involving the substrates, thereby regulating the reactions.     

Recent advances in synthesis of 2-pyridones: a key heterocycle is revisited

Owing to the versatile applications in different areas including biology, natural compounds, dyes, and fluorescent materials, the synthesis of 2-pyridone compounds is an important research field and has attracted a great deal of attention. In this review, 2-pyridones new synthetic methods are classified to tree classes including reactions based on pyridine rings, cyclization, and cycloaddition reactions.     

苯炔参与的去芳构化反应研究进展

去芳构化反应是有机化学热点研究领域之一,可从二维平面分子出发构筑高官能团化的三维立体分子.近年来,苯炔作为一类高活性中间体被有机化学家们广泛用于去芳构化反应研究中,并取得了一系列创新成果.从含氮芳杂环同苯炔的去芳构化反应、苯炔与双烯体的[4+2]环加成去芳构化反应以及苯炔以其它途径参与的去芳构化反应三个方面,对机理进行系统性综述,并对该类反应未来的发展方向予以展望.     

Synthesis and Trapping of Iminoboranes by M=B/C=N Bond Metathesis

Although the metathesis of metal–boron double bonds with elemental chalcogenides is an established process, no similar reactivity has been observed with element–nitrogen bonds. Such a reaction would provide a new route to iminoborane compounds (RB≡NR′), which have recently experienced renewed synthetic interest. Herein, we present the first observation of M=B/C=N metathesis reactions, which led to the isolation of a stable iminoborane in addition to further iminoborane cycloaddition products.