Straightforward Preparation of (2E,4Z)-2,4-Heptadien-1-ol and (2E,4Z)-2,4-Heptadienal

Abstract

A concise synthesis of (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadien-1-ol and (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienal is presented. Commercially available (Z)-2-penten-1-ol was converted to ethyl-(2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienoate by reaction with activated MnO₂ and (carboethoxymethylene)triphenylphosphorane in the presence of benzoic acid as a catalyst. Ethyl-(2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienoate was converted to (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadien-1-ol with LiAlH₄. The alcohol was partially oxidized to (2E,4Z)-2,4-heptadienal with MnO₂. The title compounds are male-specific, antennally active volatile compounds from the Saltcedar leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata Brulle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) and have potential use in the biological control of the invasive weed saltcedar (Tamarix spp).     

Conformational Properties of (Z,Z)-, (E,Z)-, and (E,E)-Cycloocta-1,4-dienes

Summary.  Ab initio calculations at the HF/6-31G^* level of theory for geometry optimization and the MP2/6-31G^*//HF/6-31G^* level for a single point total energy calculation are reported for (Z,Z)-, (E,Z)-, and (E,E)-cycloocta-1,4-dienes. The C ₂-symmetric twist-boat conformation of (Z,Z)-cycloocta-1,4-diene was calculated to be by 3.6 kJ·mol⁻¹ more stable than the C _S-symmetric boat-chair form; the calculated energy barrier for ring inversion of the twist-boat conformation via the C _S-symmetric boat-boat geometry is 19.1 kJ·mol⁻¹. Interconversion between twist-boat and boat-chair conformations takes place via a half-chair (C ₁) transition state which is 43.5 kJ·mol⁻¹ above the twist-boat form. The unsymmetrical twist-boat-chair conformation of (E,Z)-cycloocta-1,4-diene was calculated to be by 18.7 kJ·mol⁻¹ more stable than the unsymmetrical boat-chair form. The calculated energy barrier for the interconversion of twist-boat-chair and boat-chair is 69.5 kJ·mol⁻¹, whereas the barrier for swiveling of the trans-double bond through the bridge is 172.6 kJ·mol⁻¹. The C _S symmetric crown conformation of the parallel family of (E,E)-cycloocta-1,4-diene was calculated to be by 16.5 kJ·mol⁻¹ more stable than the C _S-symmetric boat-chair form. Interconversion of crown and boat-chair takes place via a chair (C _S) transition state which is 37.2 kJ·mol⁻¹ above the crown conformation. The axial- symmetrical twist geometry of the crossed family of (E,E)-cycloocta-1,4-diene is 5.9 kJ·mol⁻¹ less stable than the crown conformation. Corresponding author. E-mail: isayavar@yahoo.com Received March 25, 2002; accepted April 3, 2002     

(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.     

An ab Initio study of conformational properties of (Z,Z)-, (E,Z)- and (E,E)-cycloocta-1,5-diene

Ab initio calculations at HF/6-31G* level of theory for geometry optimization and MP2/6-31G*//HF/6-31G* for a single point total energy calculation are reported for the three geometrical isomers of cycloocta-l,5-diene 1–3.     

Candidate Trail Attractants of Reticultermes lucifugus: Stereoselective Syntheses of (3Z, 6E,BE)-(3Z, 6E, 8Z)-and (3Z, 6Z, 8Z)-3,6,8 -Dodecatrien-1-OL1

Stereoselective syntheses on a gram scale of (3Z,6E,8E)-, (3Z,6E,8Z)-and (3Z,6Z,8Z)-3,6,8-dodecatrien-1-ol, 8, 9 and 10, respectively, are described. A key step of the synthesis of 8 consisted of a copper-mediated coupling reaction between 4-(2-tetrahydropyranyloxy)-1-butynylmagnesium bromide (15) and the mesyl ester of (2E,4E)-2,4-octadien-1-ol (14). A similar copper-mediated reaction between 15 and the mesyl ester of (E)-2-octen-4-yn-1-ol (19) was used to construct the C-12 carbon skeleton of 9. On the other hand, the synthesis of 10 was based on a palladium-promoted reaction between (Z)-1-bromo-1-pentene (23) and the organozinc bromide derived from 3,6-heptadiyn-1-yl acetate (27).     

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]     

Stereoselective preparation of (E)- and (Z)-alpha-fluorostilbenes via palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of high E/Z ratio and (Z)-1-bromo-1-fluoroalkenes

A highly stereoselective method to prepare both (E)- and (Z)-alpha-fluorostilbenes is described. 1-Bromo-1-fluoroalkenes (E/Z approximately 1:1), a readily available starting material, isomerizes to high E/Z ratios by storage at -20 degrees C or by photolysis at 254 nm. Stille coupling between these high E/Z 1-bromo-1-fluoroalkenes and aryl stannanes gave (Z)-alpha-fluorostilbenes in high stereoselectivity. (Z)-1-Bromo-1-fluoroalkenes, which were kinetically separated from 1-bromo-1-fluoroalkenes (E/Z approximately 1:1), can participate in Suzuki coupling reactions to give (E)-alpha-fluorostilbenes stereoselectively.     

Synthese der (1Z,3E) und (1Z,3Z)-isomeren des wisanins

The (1Z,3E)- and (1Z,3Z)-isomers of wisanine were synthesized and characterized by their spectroscopic data.     

Stereoselective Syntheses of (E)-7, (Z)-9 Dodecadien-1-Yl Acetate

Two convenient synthetic methods for (E)-7, (Z)-9 dodecadien-1-yl acetate, via palladium-copper catalysed réactions of acetylenic intermediates with vinylic halides, are presented.     

Synthesis of (2Z,6Z,10Z,14E,18E)-farnesylfarnesol,

Nine-step synthesis of the title triterpenol from (E,E)-farnesol using a two-stage cis-C₅-homologation procedure is descrilaed.