Coupling reaction of zirconacyclopentadienes with dihalonaphthalenes and dihalopyridines: a new procedure for the preparation of substituted anthracenes, quinolines, and isoquinolines.

Reactions of tetraiodobenzene with zirconacyclopentadienes, which were conveniently prepared from two alkynes (or diynes) and zirconocene complexes, afforded 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted diiodonaphthalene derivatives in good isolated yields. These 1,2,3,4-tetrasubstituted diiodonaphthalene derivatives could be converted to 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octasubstituted anthracene derivatives by reaction with a second zirconacyclopentadiene. When the two zirconacyclopentadienes were different, unsymmetrical anthracenes such as 1,2,3,4-tetraethyl-5,6,7,8-tetraphenylanthracene (68% isolated yield) were obtained. On the other hand, treatment of a 2,3-dihalopyridine such as 2-bromo-3-iodopyridine with zirconacyclopentadienes gave 5,6,7,8-tetrasubstituted quinoline derivatives in good to high yields. 3,4-dihalopyridines such as 4-chloro-3-iodopyridine reacted with zirconacyclopentadienes to afford 5,6,7,8-tetrasubstituted isoquinoline derivatives in good to high yields.     

Cyclopropanation with Fischer acyloxycarbene complexes: preparation of cyclopropane and cycloheptane-fused gamma-lactones

[reaction: see text] A sequential acylation-intramolecular cyclopropanation reaction takes place upon treatment of a series of tetraalkylammonium acylchromates with beta,gamma-unsaturated acyl chlorides at -10 degrees C. The reaction leads to 2-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-3-ones with exo selectivity in good yields. The diastereoselectivity of the reaction allows the preparation of cis-divinyl cyclopropanes, which evolve via Cope sigmatropic reaction toward cycloheptadiene derivatives. Furthermore, the aromatic Cope rearrangement of a series of cis-aryl vinyl cyclopropanes prepared by means of this methodology has been studied.     

Cycloaddition of Zirconacyclopentadiene with 2-Bromoacrylate, 2-Bromoacrylaldehyde,and 3-Bromofuran-2,5-dione in the Presence of CuCl: A New Pathway for the Formation of Benzene Derivatives and Isobenzofuran-1,3-dione

Reaction of zirconacyclopentadienes with 2-bromoalkenes in the presence of CuCl afforded multisubstituted benzene derivatives. The reactions of 2-bromoacrylate and 2-bromo-3-phenylacrylaldehyde afforded penta- and hexasubstituted benzenes in good yields. The reaction of 3-bromofuran-2,5-dione with zirconacyclopentadienes gave isobenzofuran-1,3-diones in good yields.     

Intramolecular cyclopropanation of unsaturated terminal aziridines

[STRUCTURE: SEE TEXT] Regio- and stereoselective deprotonation of bishomoallylic terminal N-Bus (Bus=tert-butylsulfonyl)-protected aziridines generate aziridinyl anions that undergo diastereoselective intramolecular cyclopropanation giving trans-2-aminobicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes in good to excellent yields.     

Reaction of zirconacyclopentadienes with electrophiles such as benzaldehyde, methyl methacrylate and 1-bromo-2-butyne after treatment with RLi

Zirconacyclopentadienes reacted with electrophiles after treatment with alkyllithium. For example, the reaction with benzaldehyde after treatment with methyllithium to give a nucleophilic addition product of a dienyl moiety to aldehyde, dienylcarbinol, in a moderate yield. Similar reaction of a zirconacyclopentadiene using butyllithium with methyl methacrylate afforded a Michael addition product in a good yield. Treatment of zirconacyclopentadienes with n-BuLi followed by 1-bromo-2-butyne gave a mono-propargylated diene derivative in 95% yield after hydrolysis. When propargyl chloride was treated with n-BuLi first and then added to zirconacyclopentadienes, penta-substituted benzene derivatives were formed in high yields.     

Intramolecular cyclopropanation of unsaturated terminal epoxides and chlorohydrins

Lithium 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide (LTMP)-induced intramolecular cyclopropanation of unsaturated terminal epoxides provides an efficient and completely stereoselective entry to bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ols and bicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-2-ols. Further elaboration of C-5 and C-6 stannyl-substituted bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ols via Sn-Li exchange/electrophile trapping or Stille coupling generates a range of substituted bicyclic cyclopropanes. An alternative straightforward cyclopropanation protocol using a catalytic amount of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine (TMP) allows for a convenient (1 g-7.5 kg) synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ol and other bicyclic adducts. The synthetic utility of this chemistry has been demonstrated in a concise asymmetric synthesis of (+)-beta-cuparenone. The related unsaturated chlorohydrins also undergo intramolecular cyclopropanation via in situ epoxide formation.     

Preparation of benzocycloheptene derivatives from zirconacyclopentadienes

[formula: see text] Reaction of zirconacyclopentadienes with 2-iodobenzyl halide and 2-iodobenzoyl halide afforded benzocycloheptene derivatives and benzocycloheptenone derivatives in good to high yields.     

Carbene fragmentation in the bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl system: disconnecting the trishomocyclopropenyl cation

[structure: see text] Fragmentation of cis-3-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyloxychlorocarbene (4) affords cis- and trans-3-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl chlorides, cis- and trans-2-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl chlorides, and 2-bicylo[3.1.0]hexene. The promiscuity of product formation, taken together with kinetics and labeling studies, suggests that the fragmentation of 4 proceeds via a 3-bicyclo[3.1.0]hexyl cation-chloride ion pair but largely bypasses a trishomocyclopropenyl cation intermediate.     

Highly asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation of acceptor-substituted diazoacetates by Co(II)-based metalloradical catalysis: iterative approach for development of new-generation catalysts

3,5-Di(t)Bu-QingPhyrin, a new D(2)-symmetric chiral porphyrin derived from a chiral cyclopropanecarboxamide containing two contiguous stereocenters, has been developed using an iterative approach based on Co(II)-catalyzed asymmetric cyclopropanation of alkenes. The Co(II) complex of 3,5-Di(t)Bu-QingPhyrin, [Co(P2)], has proved to be a general and effective catalyst for asymmetric intramolecular cyclopropanation of various allylic diazoacetates (especially including those with α-acceptor substituents) in high yields with excellent stereoselectivities. The [Co(P2)]-based intramolecular metalloradical cyclopropanation provides convenient access to densely functionalized 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-one derivatives bearing three contiguous quaternary and tertiary chiral centers with high enantiomeric purity.     

Reactions of [2+2+1]-cycloaddition with the participation of cyclopropenes and dicobalt hexacarbonyl complexes of acetylenes

The reaction of dicobalt hexacarbonyl complexes of acetylene and its phenyl and dimethyl derivatives with the methyl ester of 1-methyl-2-(trimethylsilyl)-1-cyclopropene-3-carboxylic acid with adsorption on a silica gel or NaX zeolite surface leads to the formation of a mixture of bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-en-4-one and tricyclo[4.1.0.0^2,4]heptan-5-one derivatives, whereby the yields and the composition of products are dependent on the type of the adsorbent. It has been found that under the reaction conditions partial isomerization of the bicyclo-[3.1.0]hex-2-en-4-one derivatives into substituted phenols occurs. Action of anhydrous KF and crown-ether in acetonitrile on the bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-en-4-one derivatives in acetonitrile leads to protodesilylation.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2565–2571, November, 1991.     

Substituted azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-1-ols from aspartic and glutamic acid derivatives via titanium-mediated cyclopropanation

The Kulinkovich cyclopropanation reaction has been used to synthesize azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanols from amino acid derivatives containing two ester moieties.     

Selective ruthenium-catalyzed transformations of enynes with diazoalkanes into alkenylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes

Reaction of a variety of CCH bond-containing 1,6-enynes with N2CHSiMe3 in the presence of RuCl(COD)Cp* as catalyst precursor leads, at room temperature, to the general formation of alkenylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes with high Z-stereoselectivity of the alkenyl group and cis arrangement of the alkenyl group and an initial double-bond substituent, for an E-configuration of this double bond. The stereochemistry is established by determining the X-ray structures of three bicyclic products. The same reaction with 1,6-enynes bearing an R substituent on the C1 carbon of the triple bond results in either cyclopropanation of the double bond with bulky R groups (SiMe3, Ph) or formation of alkylidene-alkenyl five-membered heterocycles, resulting from a beta elimination process, with less bulky R groups (R = Me, CH2CH=CH2). The reaction can be applied to in situ desilylation in methanol and direct formation of vinylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and to the formation of some alkenylbicyclo[4.1.0]heptanes from 1,7-enynes. The catalytic formation of alkenylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes also takes place with enynes and N2CHCO2Et or N2CHPh. The reaction can be understood to proceed by an initial [2+2] addition of the Ru=CHSiMe3 bond with the enyne CCH bond, successively leading to an alkenylruthenium-carbene and a key alkenyl bicyclic ruthenacyclobutane, which promotes the cyclopropanation, rather than metathesis, into bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes. Density functional theory calculations performed starting from the model system Ru(HCCH)(CH2=CH2)Cl(C5H5) show that the transformation into a ruthenacyclobutane intermediate occurs with a temporary eta3-coordination of the cyclopentadienyl ligand. This step is followed by coordination of the alkenyl group, which leads to a mixed alkyl-allyl ligand. Because of the non-equivalence of the terminal allylic carbon atoms, their coupling favors cyclopropanation rather than the expected metathesis process. A direct comparison of the energy profiles with respect to those involving the Grubbs catalyst is presented, showing that cyclopropanation is favored with respect to enyne metathesis.     

Reaction of difluorocarbene with 2H-azirines: generation and transformations of strained azomethine ylides -- aziriniodifluoromethanides

The reaction of difluorocarbene with azirines affords a new type of azomethine ylides, viz., strained aziriniodifluoromethanides. 1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions of ylides derived from 2-unsubstituted 3-arylazirines to dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and aldehydes give derivatives of 2,2-difluoro-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-ene-3,4-dicarboxylic acids and 1,4-oxazin-3(4H)-ones, respectively. Ylides derived from 2-mono- and 2,2-disubstituted azirines undergo isomerization to 2-aza-1,3-diene derivatives. 2,2-Difluoro-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes are transformed into 2-fluoropyridine derivatives in high yields and react with amines to give 2,4-diamino-1-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene derivatives.     

Synthesis,including asymmetric synthesis,of 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes by the 1,5-CH insertion of cyclopropylmagnesium carbenoids as the key reaction

The addition reactions of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with dichloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide in the presence of NaHMDS or LDA resulted in the formation of adducts, 1-chlorocyclopropyl p-tolyl sulfoxides bearing a carbonyl group at the 2-position, in almost quantitative yields. The carbonyl group of the adducts was transformed to various ether groups to give 1-chlorocyclopropyl p-tolyl sulfoxides bearing an ether functional group at the 2-position in short steps. Treatment of these products with i-PrMgCl at low temperature afforded cyclopropylmagnesium carbenoids via the sulfoxide-magnesium exchange reaction. 1,5-Carbon–hydrogen insertion (1,5-CH insertion) reaction of the generated magnesium carbenoid intermediates took place to give 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes or bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes bearing an ether group at the 4-position in moderate to good yields. When this procedure was carried out starting with enantiopure dichloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide, enantiopure 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes were obtained in good overall yields. These procedures provide a good way for the synthesis, including asymmetric synthesis, of multisubstituted 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes and bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes from α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds and dichloromethyl p-tolyl sulfoxide in short steps.     

Enantioselective syntheses of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carboxylic acid derivatives by intramolecular cyclopropanation

Enantioselective syntheses of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane carboxylic acid derivatives are described. The syntheses were achieved by an intramolecular cyclopropanation as the key step, starting from enantiomerically pure starting materials that are commercially available.     

One-pot synthetic routes to multiply substituted indene derivatives by hydrolysis of zirconocene-mediated intermolecular coupling reactions of aromatic ketones and alkynes

Two one-pot multicomponent synthetic methods for highly substituted indenes are described. The intermolecular coupling of aromatic ketones with alkynes on low-valent zirconocene species generates oxazirconacyclopentenes, which upon hydrolysis with 20% HCl for 3 h afforded indene derivatives in good to excellent yields. Similarly, the pair-selective coupling of two identical or different alkynes bearing at least one aromatic substituent formed zirconacyclopentadienes. Quenching of the reaction mixture with concentrated H(2)SO(4) also results in the formation of highly substituted indenes in high yields.     

过渡金属促进的从三种不同的炔烃高效合成苯衍 生物的策略

报道利用过渡金属有机化合物(二茂锆和有机铜化合物),从三种不同的炔烃,如何实现了高选择性高产率并且一锅煮地合成苯衍生物。     

Enantioselective synthesis of bicyclo[6.1.0]nonane-9-carboxylic acids via Me2AlOTf-promoted intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation of arenes with the gamma-lactone moiety of 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones

A strategy to rapidly assemble enantiomerically pure bicyclo[6.1.0]nonane-9-carboxylic acids via Me2AlOTf-promoted intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation of tethered pi-nucleophiles with the gamma-lactone moiety of 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones is described. The approach begins with the enantioselective synthesis of 3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ones bearing a tethered pi-nucleophile at the 6-position by intramolecular Rh(II)-catalyzed cyclopropanation of allylic diazoacetates, prepared from the corresponding (Z)-allylic alcohols. Me2AlOTf-induced intramolecular Friedel-Crafts cyclization provides medium-sized carbocycles and heterocycles in high yields without requiring high-dilution or slow substrate addition techniques. The scope and limitations of this synthetic methodology are presented.     

Ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of fluorinated bicyclic amino esters through tandem carbene addition/cyclopropanation of enynes

The reaction of fluorinated 1,6- and 1,7-enynes, containing the moiety N(PG)C(CF(3))(CO(2)R), with diazo compounds in the presence of [RuCl(cod)(Cp*)] (cod=cycloocta-1,5-diene, Cp*=C(5)Me(5) , PG=protecting group) as the catalyst precursor leads to the formation of fluorinated 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxylates and 4-azabicyclo-[4.1.0]heptane-3-carboxylates. This catalytic transformation was applied to various protecting groups and has proved to be a selective and a general synthetic tool to form constrained proline or homoproline derivatives in good yields. Z stereoselectivity of the created alkenyl group is obtained with N(2)CHSiMe(3), whereas N(2)CHCO(2)Et favours selectively the E configuration for the same double bond. The diastereoselectivity exo/endo depends on the size of the created ring. The X-ray structures of two products have been determined, showing the stereochemistry of the compounds. The reaction can be understood by initial [2+2] addition of the Ru=CHY bond, generated from diazoalkane, with the C≡CH bond of the enyne leading to a key bicyclic ruthenacyclobutane, which promotes the cyclopropanation, rather than metathesis. This selective formation of bicyclic [n.1.0] compounds results from the ruthenium-catalysed creation of three carbon-carbon bonds in a single step under mild conditions.     

Novel synthesis of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes by unusual palladium(0)-catalyzed cyclopropanation of allenenes

Novel stereoselective synthesis of 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes from allenenes is presented. Treatment of N-protected 4-alkyl-4-(N-allyl)amino allenes with allyl carbonate and a catalytic amount of Pd(2)(dba)(3).CHCl(3) in MeCN leads to stereoselective formation of the 3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane framework in moderate to good yields. [reaction: see text]