1,5-Diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and 1,6-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes: a new method for the synthesis,quantum-chemical calculations,and X-ray diffraction study

A new method was developed for the synthesis of 6-substituted 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and 7-substituted 1,6-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes by condensation of N-monohalotrimethylene- and N-monohalotetramethylenediamines with carbonyl compounds in the presence of bases. X-ray diffraction studies and quantum-chemical B3LYP/6-31G* calculations demonstrated that the conformations of the resulting bicyclic systems are stabilized by stereoelectronic interactions. As a result, a boat conformation prevails in 1,5-diazabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, whereas the energies of chair, half-chair, and boat conformations of 1,6-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes are equalized.     

Application of LIS reagents in determining the stereochemistry of the 7-phenyl-2-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes

Stereochemical assignments are made for the endo- and exo-7-phenyl-2-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes by analysis of their europium doped nmr spectra.     

Synthesis of Some New Pyrazolo[3,4-b]Pyridlne and Pyrazolo[3,4-d]Pyrimidine Derivatives1

Several pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine (3,4) and pyrazolo-[3,4-d]pyrimidine (5-13) derivatives were prepared using 5-amino-l-(5-ethyl-5H-1,2,4-triazino[5,6-b]-indol-3-yl)-lH-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (2) . The pyridine derivatives 3 and 4 were obtained by reaction of 2 with malononitrile and ethyl cyanoacetate, respectively, while pyrimidine analogs 5-13 were synthesized cither by a one-step or multi-step sequence.     

Synthesis and dynamic NMR studies of the 3,7-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane system

A new bicyclic system, 3,7-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane, has been prepared from 3-(ethoxycarbonyl)-7,3-oxazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane by reaction with sodium azide and reduction of the resulting tosyloxy azide with lithium aluminum hydride. The molecule can exist in four stereoisomeric half-chairs, depending on the configuration of the two nitrogen atoms. Half-chair ring reversal and piperidine nitrogen inversion are fast on the NMR time scale at all observed temperatures. Inversion of the secondary aziridine nitrogen becomes slow as the temperature is lowered (T_c= ?10°C). Complete analysis of the ¹H spectrum was possible with the 1,5,5-trideuteriated analog. At slow exchange, two aziridine invertomers are present with an exo/endo ratio of approximately 0.7 in toluene-d₈, 0.7 in CH₂Cl₂ and 1.7 in CHCl₃/CH₂Cl₂. The free energy of activation for nitrogen inversion is 13.2 kcal mol^?1 at ?10°C in CHCl₃/CH₂Cl₂.     

Favorskii-Umlagerung in Gegenwart von 3,4-Dimethoxyfuran: 11endo-oxa-tricyclo [4.3.1.12,5]undec-3-en-10-on und Derivate

Favorskii -rearrangement in the presence of 3,4-dimethoxyfuran: preparation of 3,4-dimethoxy 11 endo -oxo-tricyclo [4.3.1.1^2,5]undec-3-en-10-one and any derivatives On treatment with sodiumhydride of 2-chloro-cyclohexanone in the presence of 3,4-dimethoxyfuran, a possible intermediate of the Favorskii-rearrangement has been trapped as 3,4-dimethoxy-11endo-oxa-tricyclo [4.3.1.1^2,5]undec-3-en-10-one ( 3 ). This new compound contains a highly nucleophilic double bond. It can be cleaved in high yield by ozonolysis to 2exo, 4exo-bis (methoxycarbonyl)-3-oxabicyclo [3.3.1]nonan-9-one ( 4 ). Addition of chlorine to 3 occurs in stereoselective exo-cis-manner to the crystalline 3exo, 4exo-dichloro-3endo,4endo-dimethoxy 11endo-oxa-tricyclo [4.3.1.1^2,5]undecan-10-one ( 5 ). Silver ion assisted hydrolysis of 5 , followed by thermal treatment of the intermediate hydrates, leads to the red 11endo-oxa-tricyclo [4.3.1.1^2,5]undecan-3,4, 10-trione ( 6 ), and methanolysis to 3,3,4,4-tetramethoxy-11endo-oxa-tricyclo [4.3.1.1^2,5]undecan-10-one ( 8 ). By photolytic decarbonylation, 8 is converted into 3,3,4,4-tetramethoxy-10-oxa-tricyclo-[4.3.1^2,5.0]decan ( 9 ).     

Cyclodimerization of 1-(Dimethoxyniethyl)-5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxa-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene Induced by Nonacarbonyldiiron. Crystal Structure of (1RS, 2SR, 3RS, 4RS, 4aRS, 9aSR)- Tricarbonyl[C, 2,3, C-η-(1,4-epoxy-1,5-bis(dimethoxymethyl)-2,3-dimethylidene-1,2,3,4,4a,9,9a,10-octahydroanthracene)]iron

The transition-metal-carbonyl-induced cyclodimerization of 5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene is strongly affected by substitution at C(1) While 5,6-dimethylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept–2-ene-l-methanol ( 7 ) refused to undergo [4 + 2]-cyclodimerization in the presence of [Fe₂(CO)⁹] in MeOH, 1-(dimethoxymethyl)-5,6-di-methylidene-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene ( 8 ) led to the formation of a 1.7:1 mixture of ‘trans’ ( 19, 21, 22 ) vs. ‘cis’ ( 20, 23, 24 ) products of cyclodimerization together with tricarbonyl[C, 5,6, C-η-(l-(dimethoxymethyl)-5,6-di-methylidenecyclohexa-1,3-diene)]iron ( 25 ) and tricarbonyl[C,3,4, C-η-(methyl 5-(dimethoxymethyl)-3,4-di-methylidenecyclohexa-1,5-diene-l-carboxylate)]iron ( 26 ). The structures of products 19 and of its exo ( 21 ) and endo ( 22 ) [Fe(CO)₃(1,3-diene)]complexes) and 20 (and of its exo ( 23 ) and endo (24) (Fe(CO)₃(1,3-diene)complexes) were confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies of crystalline (1RS, 2SR, 3RS, 4RS, 4aRS, 9aSR)-tricarbonyl[C, 2,3, C-η-(1,4-epoxy-1,5-bis(dimethoxymethyl])-2,3-dimethylidene-1,2,3,4,4a,9,9a,10-octahydroanthracene)iron ( 21 ). In the latter, the Fe(CO)₃(1,3-diene) moiety deviates significantly from the usual local C_s symmetry. Complex 21 corresponds to a ‘frozen equilibrium’ of rotamers with η-alkyl, η³-allyl bonding mode due to the acetal unit at the bridgehead centre C(1).     

Heterocycles from Pyrazoloylhydroximoyl Chloride: Synthesis of Certain Quinoxaline,Benzothiadiazine, Benzoxadiazine,Quinazolinone, Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine,Imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine,Isoxazole, Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazine and Pyrrolidino[3,4-d]isoxazolin-4,6-dione Derivatives

3-Ethoxycarbonyl-5-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-4-pyrazoloylhydroximoyl chloride (1) reacted with o-phenylenediamine, o-aminothiophenol, o-aminophenol and methyl anthranilate to afford 3-nitrosoquinoxaline, benzothiadiazine, benzoxadiazine, and 3-hydroxyquinazoline, respectively. Imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine, imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidine and isoxazole derivatives were obtained via the reaction of 1 with 2-aminopyridine, 2-aminopyrimidine and the appropriate active methylene compounds, respectively. Pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyridazines, and pyrrolidino[3,4-d]isoxazolines derivatives were also synthesized. The structures of the newly synthesized compounds were established on the basis of spectral data and alternate synthesis whenever possible.     

Substituted 2,5-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes and their application as general piperazine surrogates: synthesis and biological activity of a Ciprofloxacin analogue

Piperazines and modified piperazines, such as homopiperazines and 2-methylpiperazines, are found in a wide range of pharmaceutical substances and biologically active molecules. In this study 2,5-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes, in which a cyclopropane ring is fused onto a piperazine ring, are described as modified piperazine analogues. Differentially N,N′-disubstituted and N-monosubstituted compounds can be readily prepared from 2-ketopiperazine in a few steps, using a Simmons-Smith reaction of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrazines with diethylzinc and diiodomethane for the key cyclopropane ring formation. An analogue of the fluoroquinolone antibacterial Ciprofloxacin was synthesized using a palladium-catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupling to attach the diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane core to the 7-position of the fluoroquinolone core. The resultant analogue was demonstrated to have similar antibacterial activity to the parent drug Ciprofloxacin. X-ray crystallographic analysis of this analogue reveals a distorted piperazine ring in the diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane core. The pK_a of the conjugate acid of N-Cbz-monoprotected 2,5-diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane was determined to be 6.74±0.05, which is 1.3 pK_a units lower than the corresponding N-Cbz-monoprotected piperazine compound. The lower basicity of diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes is due to the electron-withdrawing character of the adjacent cyclopropane rings. The modified physicochemical and structural properties of diazabicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes relative to piperazines are expected to lead to interesting changes in the pharmacokinetic and biological activity profile of these molecules.     

Copolymerization of 7‐Methylenebicyclo[4.1.0]heptane with Carbon Monoxide Initiated by Optically Active Palladium Complexes

Seven Pd‐complexes with optically active bis[dihydroxazole]‐type ligands promote asymmetric alternating copolymerization of 7‐methylenebicyclo[4.1.0]heptane with CO, which produces an optically active polyketone, ? [C(?CH₂)? CO? C₆H₁₀]_n? . The reaction under increased CO pressure (> 5 atm) affords a polymer that contains monomer units with the cis‐cyclohexane‐1,2‐diyl group almost exclusively. The polyketone exhibits positive or negative optical rotation depending on the Pd‐complex. The highest and lowest [α] of the polymer obtained are + 68.9 and ? 76.1, respectively. Addition of dibutylcuprate to a solution of the polymer in the presence of Me₃SiCl transforms the enone groups of the polymer to silyl enol ether groups, which are ozonized to (silyloxy)oxirane moieties.     

1,3-Dipolare Cycloadditionen von 3,4-Dihydro-6,7-dimethoxyisochinolinium-N-methoxycarbonylmethylid mit N-substituierten Maleinimiden

Summary 1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of 3,4-dihydro-6,7-dimethoxyisoquinolinium-N-methoxycarbonylmethylide2 with N-phenyl- and N-methylmaleimide (3 and4) have been investigated. Cycloadducts of theendo- andexo-type were formed, the structure elucidation and conformational analysis of which has been performed by NMR methods.

     

Reaction of bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene with the arenesulfenamide—phosphorus(v) oxohalide system: chemo-, regio-, and steroselectivity

The chemo-, regio- and stereoselectivities of electrophilic sulfenylation of bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene with arenesulfenamides activated by phosphorus(v) oxohalides were studied. The ratio of the products of endo- to exo-attack of the diene by the electrophilic species depends on the solvent nature. The proportions of the products formed upon addition to one double bond and upon homoallylic participation of the second double bond depend on solvent polarity, the nature of the halogen, the substituents in the sulfenamide benzene ring, and on the reaction time. In addition, the formation of mixed adducts was proven for the reaction carried out in acetonitrile and the formation of disulfenylation products was found in the reaction with excess sulfenylating reagent. Isomerization of exo-3-arylthio-endo-2-halobicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-enes to the products formed with homoallylic participation of the second double bond, exo-5-arylthio-endo-3-halotricyclo[2.2.1.0^2,6]heptanes, was shown to be possible.     

A Convenient Synthetic Approach to Newly Condensed Pyrazoloazines Based on Pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine

The reaction of 6-amino-5-cyano-3-methyl-1H-1-phenylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine ( 2 ) and 6,7-dihydro-3-methyl-6-oxo-1H-1-phenylpyrazolo[3,4-b)]pyridine-5-carbonitrile ( 3 ) and 5-amino-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]-1H-pyrazolo[4′,3′-e]pyridine ( 12 ) with different reagents have been conducted to give newly condensed pyrazoloazines.     

Benzo[a]heptalenes from Heptaleno[1,2‐c]furans. Part 2

It is shown in this ‘Part 2’ that heptaleno[1,2‐c]furans 1 react thermally in a Diels–Alder‐type [4+2] cycloaddition at the furan ring with vinylene carbonate (VC), phenylsulfonylallene (PSA), α‐(acetyloxy)acrylonitrile (AAN), and (1Z)‐1,2‐bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethene (ZSE) to yield the corresponding 1,4‐epoxybenzo[d]heptalenes (cf. Schemes 1, 5, 6, and 8). The thermal reaction of 1a and 1b with VC at 130° and 150°, respectively, leads mainly to the 2,3‐endo‐cyclocarbonates 2,3‐endo‐ 2a and ‐ 2b and in minor amounts to the 2,3‐exo‐cyclocarbonates 2,3‐exo‐ 2a and ‐ 2b . In some cases, the (P*)‐ and (M*)‐configured epimers were isolated and characterized (Scheme 1). Base‐catalyzed cleavage of 2,3‐endo‐ 2 gave the corresponding 2,3‐diols 3 , which were further transformed via reductive cleavage of their dimesylates 4 into the benzo[a]heptalenes 5a and 5b , respectively (Scheme 2). In another reaction sequence, the 2,3‐diols 3 were converted into their cyclic carbonothioates 6 , which on treatment with (EtO)₃P gave the deoxygenated 1,4‐dihydro‐1,4‐epoxybenzo[d]heptalenes 7 . These were rearranged by acid catalysis into the benzo[a]heptalen‐4‐ols 8a and 8b , respectively (Scheme 2). Cyclocarbonate 2,3‐endo‐ 2b reacted with lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) at ?70° under regioselective ring opening to the 3‐hydroxy‐substituted benzo[d]heptalen‐2‐yl carbamate 2,3‐endo‐ 9b (Scheme 3). The latter was O‐methylated to 2,3‐endo‐(P*)‐ 10b . The further way, to get finally the benzo[a]heptalene 13b with MeO groups in 1,2,3‐position, could not be realized due to the fact that we found no way to cleave the carbamate group of 2,3‐endo‐(P*)‐ 10b without touching its 1,4‐epoxy bridge (Scheme 3). The reaction of 1a with PSA in toluene at 120° was successful, in a way that we found regioisomeric as well as epimeric cycloadducts (Scheme 5). Unfortunately, the attempts to rearrange the products under strong‐base catalysis as it had been shown successfully with other furan–PSA adducts were unsuccessful (Scheme 4). The thermal cycloaddition reaction of 1a and 1b with AAN yielded again regioisomeric and epimeric adducts, which could easily be transformed into the corresponding 2‐ and 3‐oxo products (Scheme 6). Only the latter ones could be rearranged with Ac₂O/H₂SO₄ into the corresponding benzo[a]heptalene‐3,4‐diol diacetates 20a and 20b , respectively, or with trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TfOSiMe₃/Et₃N), followed by treatment with NH₄Cl/H₂O, into the corresponding benzo[a]heptalen‐3,4‐diols 21a and 21b (Scheme 7). The thermal cycloaddition reaction of 1 with ZSE in toluene gave the cycloadducts 2,3‐exo‐ 22a and ‐ 22b as well as 2‐exo,3‐endo‐ 22c in high yields (Scheme 8). All three adducts eliminated, by treatment with base, benzenesulfinic acid and yielded the corresponding 3‐(phenylsulfonyl)‐1,4‐epoxybenzo[d]heptalenes 25 . The latter turned out to be excellent Michael acceptors for H₂O₂ in basic media (Scheme 9). The Michael adducts lost H₂O on treatment with Ac₂O in pyridine and gave the 3‐(phenylsulfonyl)benzo[d]heptalen‐2‐ones 28a and 3‐exo‐ 28b , respectively. Rearrangement of these compounds in the presence of Ac₂O/AcONa lead to the formation of the corresponding 3‐(phenylsulfonyl)benzo[a]heptalene‐1,2‐diol diacetates 30a and 30b , which on treatment with MeONa/MeI gave the corresponding MeO‐substituted compounds 31a and 31b . The reductive elimination of the PhSO₂ group led finally to the 1,2‐dimethoxybenzo[a]heptalenes 32a and 32b . Deprotonation experiments of 32a with t‐BuLi/N,N,N′,N′‐tetramethylethane‐1,2‐diamine (tmeda) and quenching with D₂O showed that the most acid C? H bond is H? C(3) (Scheme 9). Some of the new structures were established by X‐ray crystal‐diffraction analyses (cf. Figs. 1, 3, 4, and 5). Moreover, nine of the new benzo[a]heptalenes were resolved on an anal. Chiralcel OD‐H column, and their CD spectra were measured (cf. Figs. 8 and 9). As a result, the 1,2‐dimethoxybenzo[a]heptalenes 32a and 32b showed unexpectedly new Cotton‐effect bands just below 300 nm, which were assigned to chiral exciton coupling between the heptalene and benzo part of the structurally highly twisted compounds. The PhSO₂‐substituted benzo[a]heptalenes 30b and 31b showed, in addition, a further pair of Cotton‐effect bands in the range of 275–245 nm, due to chiral exciton coupling of the benzo[a]heptalene chromophore and the phenylsulfonyl chromophore (cf. Fig. 10).     

Facile synthesis of some novel triazolo[3,4-b]thiadiazines and triazolo[4,3-b]tetrazines

4-Amino-5-ethyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thiol was used as a key intermediate for the synthesis of triazolo[3,4-b][1,3,4]thiadiazines, triazolo[4,3-b][1,2,4,5]tetrazines and Schiff’s base via reactions with various hydrazonoyl halides and salicyaldehyde, respectively. Moreover triazolyl-N-N′-triazole derivatives were prepared from reaction of Schiff’s base with various hydrazonoyl halides. The structures of all the newly synthesized heterocyclic compounds were established by considering elemental analysis and spectral data.     

Synthesis of derivatives of a new heterocyclic system pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrido[1′,2′: 1,2]imidazo[4,5-d]pyridine

1-[4-Aminoarylpyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-5-yl]pyridinium chlorides undergo cyclization under reflux in tert-butanol in the presence of an excess of potassium tert-butoxide to form tetracyclic derivatives of pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyrido[1′,2′:1,2]imidazo[4,5-d]pyridine. The reaction scheme of the processes is proposed. The structures of the reaction products were confirmed by physicochemical methods. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 710–714, April, 2006.     

Synthesis of Fused Isolated Azoles and N-Heteroaryl Derivatives Based on 2-Methyl-3,4-dihydrothieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-5-amine

In this work, we report the synthesis and characterization of new compounds derived from thieno[d]pyrimidines. The formation of isolated and fused thieno[d]pyrimidine derivatives was achieved via reacting 5-amino-(2-methyl)thieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(3H)-one (3) with some selected reagents. The starting compound (2) was prepared in a quantitative yield using a modified procedure by conversion of the cyano group in 1 to the amide via hydrolysis using concentrated H₂SO₄. Methylthieno[3,4-d]pyrimidin-5-yl (8, 9, and 18), 3-phenylthieno[3,4-e][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]pyrimidines (11–15) and tetrazolo[1,5-c]thieno[3,4-e]pyrimidine (16) have been synthesized in excellent isolated yield. The interaction of N-acetyl derivative 19 with benzaldehyde and/or some nitroso compounds afforded the chalcones and Schiff's bases derivatives 20 and 26a and c respectively. The latter compounds were used as key intermediates in the synthesis of N-acetylpyrazol-3-yl (21a and 21b), 6-phenylpyrimidine-2-(one)thione (22a and b), pyrazolo-1-carbothioamide (25), and thiazolidinone andβ β-lactam derivatives 28a and 28c and 30a and 30c respectively. The structures of these compounds were established by elemental analysis, infrared (IR), mass spectrometry (MS), and NMR spectral analysis.     

Substituierte 9-Oxabicyclo[4.2.1]- und 9-Oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane IV. endo,endo-2,5-Dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonan,endo, endo-, endo,exo- und exo,exo-2,6-Dihydroxy sowie endo,exo-2,7-Dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan; Darstellung und Umwandlungsprodukte

The synthesis of the following compounds and reaction products thereof are described: endo, endo-2,5-dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane ( 3–5 ), epimeric 2,6-dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes (endo, endo: 6–8 , exo, exo: 29–32 , and endo, exo: 43–45 ), and endo, exo 2,7-dihydroxy-9-oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane ( 46–50 ).     

Synthesis of 1,3-Bis[(3-aryl)-S-triazolo[3,4-b]-[1,3,4]thiadiazole-6-yl]benzenes

1,3-bis[(3-aryl)-s-triazolo[3,4-b]-[1,3,4]thiadiazole-6-yl]benzenes 2 were synthesized in high yields by the reaction of 3-aryl 4-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole 1 with m-phthalic acid.     

6‐(Diazomethyl)‐1,3‐bis(methoxymethyl)uracil,Synthesis and Transformation into Annulated Pyrimidinediones

6‐(Diazomethyl)‐1,3‐bis(methoxymethyl)uracil ( 5 ) was prepared from the known aldehyde 3 by hydrazone formation and oxidation. Thermolysis of 5 and deprotection gave the pyrazolo[4,3‐d]pyrimidine‐5,7‐diones 7a and 7b . Rh₂(OAc)₄ catalyzed the transformation of 5 into to a 2 : 1 (Z)/(E) mixture of 1,2‐diuracilylethenes 9 (67%). Heating (Z)‐ 9 in 12n HCl at 95° led to electrocyclisation, oxidation, and deprotection to afford 73% of the pyrimido[5,4‐f]quinazolinetetraone 12 . The Rh₂(OAc)₄‐catalyzed reaction of 5 with 3,4‐dihydro‐2H‐pyran and 2,3‐dihydrofuran gave endo/exo‐mixtures of the 2‐oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane 13 (78%) and the 2‐oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 15 (86%), Their treatment with AlCl₃ or Me₂AlCl promoted a vinylcyclopropane–cyclopentene rearrangement, leading to the pyrano‐ and furanocyclopenta[1,2‐d]pyrimidinediones 14 (88%) and 16 (51%), respectively. Similarly, the addition product of 5 to 2‐methoxypropene was transformed into the 5‐methylcyclopenta‐pyrimidinedione 18 (55%). The Rh₂(OAc)₄‐catalyzed reaction of 5 with thiophene gave the exo‐configured 2‐thiabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane 19 (69%). The analoguous reaction with furan led to 8‐oxabicyclo[3.2.1]oct‐2‐ene 20 (73%), and the reaction with (E)‐2‐styrylfuran yielded a diastereoisomeric mixture of hepta‐1,4,6‐trien‐3‐ones 21 (75%) that was transformed into the (1E,4E,6E)‐configured hepta‐1,4,6‐trien‐3‐one 21 (60%) at ambient temperature.     

Synthesis and stereochemical assignment of endo-7-phenyl-2,5-dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane

The synthesis and stereochemical assignment of endo-7-phenyl-2,5-dioxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane is reported. The stereochemical assignment was made based on both spectral and chemical data.