Grignard reagent induced tandem semipinacol rearrangement/ketone addition reaction of 20S-hydroxy-5α-pregnane-16(17)-epoxide

A Grignard reagent induced tandem semipinacol rearrangement/chelation-controlled ketone addition process, which converts 20S-hydroxy-5α-pregnane-16(17)-epoxide into an unusual C20-substituted 17S-pregnane-3S,16R,20S-triol, is described.     

The zirconium alkoxide-catalyzed aldol-Tishchenko reaction of ketone aldols

The aldol-Tishchenko reaction of ketone aldols as enol equivalents has been developed as an efficient strategy to furnish differentiated 1,3-anti-diol monoesters in one step. The thermodynamically unstable ketone aldols undergo a facile retro-aldolization to yield a presumed zirconium enolate in situ, which then undergoes the aldol-Tishchenko reaction in typically high yields and with complete 1,3-anti diastereocontrol. Evaluation of a broad range of metal alkoxides as catalysts and optimization of the reaction protocol led to a modified zirconium alkoxide catalyst with attenuated Lewis acidity and dichloromethane as solvent, which resulted in suppression of the undesired acyl migration to a large extent. Various ketone aldols have been prepared and subjected to the general process, giving rise to a broad range of differently substituted 1,3-anti-diol monoesters, which may be hydrolyzed to the corresponding 1,3-anti-diols.     

A novel Ireland-Claisen rearrangement/Diels-Alder tandem reaction of propargylic acrylates with acyclic dienophiles

A novel DABCO-catalyzed Ireland-Claisen rearrangement/Diels-Alder tandem reaction of propargylic acrylates 3 with dienophiles 4 was developed in the presence of an excess TMSCl and DBU with 1% hydroquinone as polymerization inhibitor in acetonitrile at refluxing temperature under air.This protocol gave cyclicα,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids 5 with complete regioselectivity.     

Formal synthesis of actinoranone using a one-pot semipinacol rearrangement/Wittig reaction

Here, we report a formal synthesis of the marine cytotoxic meroterpenoid actinoranone. Key steps include a semipinacol rearrangement/Wittig reaction sequence and a chiral pool approach for the syntheses of the tetralone and the ocatalin fragments, respectively. The presented route provides access to the natural product in 14 steps in the longest linear sequence.     

Extensive Studies on the AIEt3／THF-Promoted Diastereoselective Tandem Rearrangement／Reduction of a-Hydroxy （Amino） Heterocyclopropane： An Efficient Approach to 2-Quaternary 1,3-Diheteroatom Units

A facile and highly diastereoselective method for the construction of 2-quaternary 1,3-amino alcohols and 1,3-diols has been developed on the basis of the AlEt3/THF-promoted tandem rearrangement/reductive reaction of α-hydroxy (amino) aziridines (epoxides). The progressive achievement in this article included that both 2-epimers of the units could be constructed from the initially same substrate. Also a stereochemistry assignment we reported previously was corrected.     

Efficient assembly of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones via a novel, tandem Claisen-ene rearrangement

A novel method for the rapid assembly of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones, using a tandem Claisen-ene rearrangement as a key step, is presented. The importance of the structure of the Lewis acid promoters and the mechanism of action of Et₂AlSPh are discussed.     

Photocatalytic aerobic oxidation/semipinacol rearrangement sequence: a concise route to the core of pseudoindoxyl alkaloids

A visible light-induced photocatalytic aerobic oxidation/semipinacol rearrangement has been successfully developed. This methodology allows for efficient conversion of a wide range of indoles into the synthetically significant 2,2-disubstituted indolin-3-ones, the core structure of pseudoindoxyl alkaloids, under mild reaction conditions.     

Acetylene chemistry,part 32: Alkinylation and cyclic rearrangement of theophylline with unsaturated alcohols by Mitsunobu reaction

Summary The reaction of theophylline (1) with 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol and 1-butyn-3-ol under Mitsunobu conditions gave the respective 9-substituted derivatives 9-[2-(2-methyl-3-butynyl)]-theophylline (2) and 9-[2-(3-butynyl)]-theophylline (3). On reaction with 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol, theophylline yielded in addition to the 9-[2-(2-methyl-3-butenyl)]-theophylline (4), two more cyclic products, identified as 1,5,5a,8-tetrahydro-1,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2H-pyrrolo[1,2-e]purine-2,4(3H)-dione (5) and 8a,9-dihydro-1,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,1-f]purine-2,4(3H,6H)-dione (7).

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Acetylenchemie, 32. Mitt.: Alkinylierung und cyclische Umlagerung von Theophyllin mit ungesättigten Alkoholen mittels Mitsunobu-Reaktion

Zusammenfassung Die Reaktion von Theophyllin (1) mit 2-Methyl-3-butin-2-ol und 1-Butin-2-ol unter Mitsunobu-Bedingungen führte zu den 9-substituierten Derivaten 9-[2-(2-Methyl-3-butinyl)]-theophyllin (2) bzw. 9-[2-(3-Butinyl)]-theophyllin (3). Bei der Reaktion mit 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol ergab Theophyllin außer 9-[2-(2-Methyl-3-butenyl)]-theophyllin (4) noch zwei weitere cyclisierte Produkte, die als 1,3,8,8-Tetramethyl-1,5,5a,8-tetrahydro-pyrrolo[1,2-e]purin-2,4(3H)-dion (5) und 1,3,6,6-Tetramethyl-8a,9-dihydro-1H,6H-pyrrolo[2,1-f]purin-2,4-dion (7) identifiziert wurden.

     

Chemo- and diastereoselective Bi(OTf)3-catalyzed benzylation of silyl nucleophiles

The direct alkylation of silyl enol ethers with para-methoxybenzylic alcohols or their corresponding acetates was efficiently catalyzed by Bi(OTf)₃ in CH₃NO₂ as the solvent. The reaction provided the α-benzylated carbonyl compounds in high yields after short reaction times using 1-2.5 mol % of the catalyst. Benzylic acetates other than para-methoxybenzylic acetates also underwent the reaction. High facial diastereoselectivities were observed with acetates derived from chiral α-branched para-methoxybenzylic alcohols. In addition, a catalytic reduction with Et₃SiH as the reducing agent is reported.     

Synthesis of functionalized polycyclic compounds via a novel aromatic oxy-Cope rearrangement

Polycyclic compounds have been prepared by aromatic dianionic oxy-Cope rearrangements involving the π bonds of two phenyl rings in a [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangement.     

Synthesis of lupiwighteone via a para-Claisen-Cope rearrangement

The lanthanide catalysed para-Claisen-Cope rearrangement has been used as the key step in a short synthesis of the prenylated isoflavone, lupiwighteone. The Mitsunobu reaction was employed for the 5-O-prenylation of the acid/base sensitive acetylated isoflavone to afford the allyl aryl ether precursor, which was then rearranged under mild conditions in good yield. Rearrangement of the isoflavone gave the 8-prenylisoflavone as a single product, in good yield.     

苯酞类化合物重排反应的研究——————3－位烷基取代苯 酞的重排反应

发现了3-正丁基苯酞在三氯化铝作用下进行重排反应生成1-甲基-5-羧基四氢萘,并提出了氢迁移的重排反应机制。研究了3-位不同烷基取代的苯酞类化合物在三氯化铝作用下的重排反应。在重排过程中,既有氢迁移,也会有烷基迁移,这取决于形成的碳正离子的稳定性。     

Tishchenko reactions of aldehydes promoted by diisobutylaluminum hydride and its application to the macrocyclic lactone formation

Aliphatic aldehydes react with catalytic amount of Dibal-H in n-pentane to give the corresponding Tishchenko products in good to excellent yields. On contrary, α-silyloxy aldehydes give α-silyloxy ketones via Oppenauer oxidation under similar condition. Tishchenko reaction of ω-alkene aldehydes followed by RCM and hydrogenation affords a convenient method to prepare the 11-37 membered macrocyclic lactones.     

Scope and limitations of the catalytic asymmetric rearrangement of epoxides to allylic alcohols using chiral lithium amide bases/lithiated imidazoles

The catalytic asymmetric rearrangement of functionalised cyclohexene and cyclopentene oxides has been studied using sub-stoichiometric amounts of a chiral lithium amide in combination with a stoichiometric amount of three different lithiated imidazoles. 1-Methylimidazole that had been lithiated at the C-2 aryl position gave the highest enantioselectivity (82% ee). With 1,2-dimethylimidazole that had been lithiated at the C-2 methyl group, epoxide ring opening occurred as an unexpected and competing process. Ultimately, ring opening was suppressed using a more sterically hindered imidazole. In all catalytic examples, a racemic background reaction (presumably due to rearrangement by the lithiated imidazoles) was observed.     

Highly diastereoselective synthesis of dispiro[1,4-dithiane/dithiepane]bisoxindoles via Stevens rearrangement

Synthesis of dispiro[1,4-dithianes/dithiepanes]bisoxindoles from the reaction of 3-diazo-2-oxindoles and spiro-1,3-dithiolaneoxindole or -1,3-dithianeoxindole derivatives in the presence of rhodium(II) acetate dimer as a catalyst was demonstrated under mild conditions in a highly diastereoselective manner. These dispiro-compounds were obtained via intermolecular sulfonium ylides and followed by Stevens rearrangement.