Cyclic allenes or diradicals in the cyclization reactions of dienynes generated by photolysis of alkynylcyclohexadienones

Reported here are some rearrangements involving the electrocyclic ring closure of dieneynes 7. Such ring closures are envisaged to possibly give strained substituted cyclic allenes 8 which could also behave as diradicals 8a. The results show that compounds such as 5 rearrange to cyclohexadienones 9a, 9b, or 11 through these kind of intermediates. Theoretical calculations performed on simple models similar to the intermediates suggest that the nature of these intermediates correspond to that of cyclic allenes.     

One-pot regio- and stereoselective cyclization of 1,2,n-triols

A simple and efficient process to cyclize triols containing a 1,2-diol functionality with a pendant hydroxyl group is presented. The one-pot procedure converts the 1,2-diol into an ortho ester in situ, which upon treatment with a Lewis acid generates a cyclic acetoxonium intermediate. This intermediate is subsequently trapped by the pendant hydroxyl group to generate a cyclic ether. The stereochemistry of the 1,2-diol is transferred to the product with complete fidelity (inversion at the site of cyclization), and the reaction proceeds with high regioselectivity. The process is akin to the Lewis acid-catalyzed intramolecular ring-opening of epoxides with hydroxyl groups yielding cyclic ethers of various sizes with regio- and stereochemical control.     

Diels-Alder reactions of 5-vinyl-1-acyl-2-aryl-2,3-dihydro-4-pyridones: regio- and stereoselective synthesis of octahydroquinolines

[reaction: see text] Readily available 5-vinyldihydropyridones 2 undergo Diels-Alder cyclization with various dienophiles to afford novel octahdroquinolines. The process is highly stereoselective and provides heterocyclic products containing synthetically useful functionality.     

Copper-catalyzed complete regio- and stereoselective cyclization of 1-aryl-3-sulfanyl-4-oxahepta-1,6-diynes triggered by alkynylation

Copper(I)-catalyzed alkynylation-cyclization of 4-oxahepta-1,6-diynes 1 with a wide variety of terminal alkynes proceeded to give (3E,4Z)-3-(phenylsulfanylmethylene)-4-(2-propynylidene)tetrahydrofuran-2-yl]benzenes 2aa-he in high yields with complete regio- and stereoselectivity.     

The photolysis of 1-(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)benzotriazole

1-(4,5-Dihydro-1H-imidazolo-2-yl)benzotriazole was photolyzed at 254 nm yielding 1,2-dihydro-4H-imidazo-[1,2-a]benzimidazole.     

Synthesis of 3-substituted 4-imino-4,5-dihydro-1,2,3-triazole 1-oxides and 4-amino-1,2,3-triazole 1-oxides. Crystal and molecular structure of 4-imino-5,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,3-triazole 1-oxide

A new procedure for the synthesis of triazole N-oxides, based on base-induced intramolecular cyclization of 1-(-cyanoalkyl)-3-aryl(hetaryl)triazen-1-oxides, is proposed. An X-ray study of 4-imino-5,5-dimethyl-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,3-triazole 1-oxide was carried out.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 746–751, April, 1993.     

Carbon-carbon bond formation in regio- and stereoselective palladium-catalyzed cyclization of allene-substituted conjugated dienes.

Regio- and stereoselective palladium-catalyzed reactions of allene-substituted 1,3-dienes 1 in acetic acid at room temperature lead to cyclization with formation of a carbon-carbon bond between the middle carbon of the allene and the terminal carbon of the 1,3-diene. Two different types of reactions, both that constitute 1,4-carboacetoxylations of the 1,3-diene, have been developed. In one of the reactions, Pd(II) catalyzes the oxidation of 1 to bicyclic compounds 2, and in the other, Pd(0) catalyzes the transformation of 1 to bicyclic compounds 3. The products 2 are useful for further synthetic transformations and undergo Diels-Alder reactions with dienophiles to give polycyclic ring systems.     

Heteroannulation through copper catalysis: a novel cyclization leading to a highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of 2-substituted benzothiazolines

[reaction: see text] 3-(2-Aminophenylthio)prop-1-yne 8 reacted with aryl iodides 9-18 under palladium-copper catalysis leading to the disubstituted alkynes 19-28 which after tosylation underwent a novel cyclization under copper catalysis to 2-substituted benzothiazolines 29-38. The expected 3-(arylidine)-2,3-dihydrobenzothiazines were not obtained.     

Rhodium-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective 1-seleno-2-thiolation of 1-alkynes

Rhodium complex RhH(PPh(3))(4) and 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene catalyze the regio- and stereoselective additions of diaryl disulfides and diaryl diselenides to 1-alkynes giving (Z)-1-arylseleno-2-arylthio-1-alkenes. The catalyst promotes the addition reaction of dibutyl disulfide and dibutyl diselenide to 1-octyne with a similar selectivity giving (Z)-1-butylseleno-2-butylthio-1-octene but with a lower catalytic activity. The same product is obtained with a higher yield, when excess dibutyl disulfide is used against dibutyl diselenide in the presence of RhH(PPh(3))(4) and 1,4-diphenylphosphinobutane.     

Highly stereoselective iodolactonization of 4,5-allenoic acids--an efficient synthesis of 5-(1'-iodo-1'(Z)-alkenyl)-4,5-dihydro-2(3H)-furanones

In this paper, it is reported that the efficient iodolactonization of 4,5-allenoic acid with I2 in cyclohexane in the presence or absence of K2CO3 afforded 5-(1'-iodo-1'(Z)-alkenyl)-4,5-dihydro-2(3H)-furanones highly stereoselectively. However, the reaction of axially optically active 4,5-allenoic acids (R)-(-)-5 a and (R)-(-)-5 b with I2 afforded the corresponding products with a serious loss of chirality. This problem was solved by conducting the iodolactonization with N-iodosuccinimide in CH2Cl2 in the presence of Cs2CO3; however, the Z/E selectivity is somewhat lower. The pure optically active Z products were prepared by subsequent kinetic resolution with Sonogashira coupling. The reaction of the substrates with a substituent at the 3-position of the starting 4,5-allenoic acids afforded the trans-4,5-disubstituted gamma-butyrolactones as the only products. The reaction of the 4,5-allenoic acids (S)-(+)-1 l, (R)-(-)-1 l, and (S)-(+)-1 m with a center chirality at the 3-position afforded the trans products with very high enantiopurity and up to 98:2 Z/E selectivity regardless of the axial chirality of the allene moiety.     

Synthesis of 4-Arylhydrazono-3-arylthiomethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1-R-5-pyrazolones

It has been established that interacting ethyl 2-arylhydrazono-4-arylthio-3-oxobutyrates with hydrazine, methylhydrazine, and phenylhydrazine forms 4-arylhydrazono-3-arylthiomethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1-R-pyrazolones.     

Syntheses of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles catalyzed by reusable CoY zeolite

A simple and efficient route for the synthesis of 5-substituted 1H-tetrazoles catalyzed by CoY zeolite is reported. The salient features of this atom-economical, cost-effective, and high-yield cobalt-catalyzed protocol are aerobic conditions, lower reaction time, and milder reaction conditions without additives. Other advantages include experimental ease of manipulation, safer alternative to hazardous, corrosive, and polluting conventional Lewis acid catalysts, recovery, and reusability with consistent catalytic activity. The results are rationalized by proposing a suitable mechanism.     

Synthesis of seven-membered lactones via nickel- and zinc-catalyzed highly regio- and stereoselective cyclization of 2-iodobenzyl alcohols with propiolates

A new class of substituted seven-membered lactones 3 were conveniently synthesized via cyclization of o-iodobenzyl alcohol 1 (o-IC(6)H(4)CH(2)OH) with various propiolates 2 (RC triple bond CCOOMe) in the presence of Ni(dppe)Br(2) and Zn powder in acetonitrile at 80 degrees C. The catalytic reaction is highly regio- and stereoselective affording seven-membered lactones in moderate to good yields. This methodology can be successfully extended to various substituted o-iodobenzyl alcohols. An intermediate 7 was obtained from the reaction of 1a with methyl 2-octynoate (2a) in the presence of Ni(dppe)Br(2) and Zn at room temperature. A mechanism involving an unusual E/Z isomerization of the carbon-carbon double bond of 7 prior to lactone formation is proposed to account for the catalytic reaction.     

6-Exo-spiro (alkoxycarbonylamino)methyl radical cyclization: highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of (-)-sibirine

[reaction: see text] The (methoxycarbonylamino)methyl radical can be readily generated from its PhSe precursor and undergoes preferential 6-exo-spiro cyclization when PhSO(2) is attached at the distal alkene carbon. This property was applied to the synthesis of the racemic and optically active spirocyclic alkaloid sibirine.     

Synthesis of 1, 3, 5-trisubstituted-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole catalyzed by vitamin B1 and its fluorescence properties

Research on Chemical Intermediates - An efficient synthesis of 1,3,5-trisubstituted-1H-pyrazoles was developed via cyclocondensation in 78–92% yields starting from α,β-unsaturated...     

Direct spiro heterocyclization of methyl 3-aroyl-1-aryl-4,5-dioxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrole-5-carboxylate by the action of 3-amino-1H-inden-1-one

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