The adamantane rearrangement of 1,2-trimethylenenorbornanes. Part V. Rearrangements of 1,2-trimethylenenorbornanes initiated by regioselective formation of carbocation centers at C(2) and C(6)

The behaviour of the regioselectively generated carbocation centers at C(2) and C(6) in 1,2-trimethylenenorbornanes was investigated in order to study the occurrence or absence of a degenerate rearrangement E⇄M in the adamantane rearrangement of both 1,2-endo- ( 1 ) and 1,2-exo-trimethylenenorbornane ( 2 ) to 2-endo,6-endo-trimethylenenorbornane ( 3 ). A degenerate rearrangement E⇄M is inevitably involved inasmuch as a 1,2-trimethylenenorborn-2-yl cation E not only is formed directly as manifested by the conversions of the reactants 4 (C(2), C(3)-olefin) and 6 (C(2), C(3′)-olefin), but also indirectly (via F→E ) if the leaving group at C(6) to be ionized occupies the endo-position (6-endo-alcohol 8 ). No degenerate rearrangement E⇄M is operative starting from reactants that lead directly to a 2,6-trimethylenenorborn-2-yl cation G ; this is the case with both the ionization of the 6-exo-alcohol 10 having the leaving OH-group in a stereoelectronically favoured configuration to undergo simultaneous C(1), C(2)-bond migration (→ G ) as well as the protonation of the olefin 13 which is followed by same reaction pathway.     

The Cyclopropylcarbinyl-Cyclobutyl-Homoallylic Rearrangement. Part III. Evidence for a symmetrical intermediate and for two discrete rearrangement processes

In buffered 70% aqueous dioxane the cyclopropylcarbinyl ( 1 -X), endo-cyclobutyl ( 2 -X) and homoallylic ( 3 -X) derivatives (X = nucleofuge) react to give the same mixture of alcohols 1 -OH and 3 -OH by way of a common intermediate, the symmetrical homoallylic ion 22 . This follows from a study of optically active reactants 1 -X and 3 -X and from the deuterium scrambling pattern in the products from deuteriated 1 -X, endo- 2 -X and 3 -X. The high solvolysis rates of 3 -X indicated π-bond participation in the transition state, while the high rates of 1 -X and endo- 2 -X reflect strong σ-bond participation which is absent in exo- 2 -X. Prolonged heating of 1 -X, endo- 2 -X and 3 -X in formic acid leads to a degenerate rearrangement of the initially formed 3 -formate. As evidenced by deuterium scrambling, carbon atoms 1, 3 and 7 eventually become positionally equivalent in the latter compound.     

The Adamantane Rearrangement of 1,2endo-Trimethylenenorbornane. Preliminary communication

1,2endo-Trimethylenenorbornane (1) in the presence of aluminium bromide in carbon disulfide at ?60° isomerizes at a much higher rate than its 2exo-isomer 2 to 2endo, 6endo-trimethylenenorbornane (3) as the sole product. By consequence, the hydrocarbon 2 being the next intermediate in the sequence of the adamantane rearrangement of 1 seems to be very unlikely.     

The adamantane rearrangement of 1,2-trimethylenenorbornanes. Part IV. Hydride-ion abstraction in 1,2-exo-trimethylenenorbornane

In the AlBr₃-catalyzed adamantane rearrangement in CS₂ of 1,2-exo-trimethylenenorbornane ( 1 ) to 2-endo,6-endo-trimethylenenorbornane ( 3 ), hydride-ion abstraction occurs at C(6) from the exo-side. The k_H/k_D value for competition between 1 and 5 (D_exo-C(6)) was 1.58 ± 0.05, whereas no kinetic isotope effect was operative for competition between unlabeled 1 and 4 (D_endo-C(5)) and between 1 and 6 (D_endo-C(6)).     

Selective Hydrogen Chloride Elimination from Primary Chlorides Induced by the Fluoride Anion. Anchimeric participation of the chloromethyl group in the heterolytic opening of an epoxide. Stereospecific syntheses of 5,6-bis (methylidene)-syn-2-norbornen-7-ol and 5,6-bis (methylidene)-endo-3-chloro-exo-2-norbornanol

Syntheses of the alcohols 10 and 18 , and the corresponding ketones 11 and 19 are presented. Endo-5, exo-6-bis (chloromethyl)-endo-3-chloro-exo-2-norbornanol ( 16 ) and endo-5-(bromomethyl)-exo-6-(chloromethyl)-endo-3-chloro-exo-2-norbornanol ( 17 ) were obtained by HCl- and, respectively, HBr-addition to endo-5, exo-6-bis (chloromethyl)-exo-2, 3-epoxynorbornane ( 5 ). The Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement was precluded in these reactions probably because of the formation of a relatively stable chloronium ion 15 arising from the participation of the 1,4-chlorine atom of the endo-5-chloromethyl group in the heterolytic ring opening of the epoxide 5 . The ‘naked’ fluoride anion (excess CsF in DMF or KF in DMF with 18-crown-6-ether) permitted the selective elimination of 2 equivalents of HCl from 16 and yielded the chlorohydrin-diene 18 .     

Die Hydrolyse von 6exo-substituierten 2exo- und 2endo-Norbornylestern der p-Toluolsulfonsäure. Norbornanreihe. 3. Mitteilung

The Hydrolysis of 6 exo -Substituted 2 exo - and 2 endo -Norbornyl p -Toluenesulfonates. Norbornane Series. Part 3 Hydrolysis of the 6exo-substituted 2exo- and 2endo-norbornyl p-toluenesulfonates 1b - 1 and 2b - 1 , respectively, in 70% dioxane led to different amounts of the following products: Unrearranged 2exo-norbornanols 3 and norbornenes 5 , accompanied in somes cases by small amounts of the rearranged Rendo-epimers 4 and 6 and by norticyclenes 7 . When the 6exo-substituent was a nucleophilic group as in 1e - 1 and 2e - 1 , various amounts of tricyclic products were also formed by endo-cyclization. These results show that the 2exo- and 2endo-esters 1 and 2 , respectively, react by way of different intermediates. In cases where the 6exo-substituent was an n-electron donor, as in 1m - r and 2m - r , quantitative fragmentation to (3-cyclopentenyl)acetaldehyde (13) occurred.     

Proximity Effects in Acid and Base-Catalysed Ether Formation

When heated with sodium ethoxide in ethanol 7-methylidenebicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-endo-ol (endo- 1 ) is converted into 1-methyl-2-oxa-adamantane ( 3 ). This reaction involves nucleophilic addition of a hydroxy group to an unactivated olefinic bond. Formation of the cyclic ether 3 also takes place when endo- 1 is heated in aqueous ethanol. This electrophilic addition is strongly catalysed by weak acids and suppressed by weak bases. These unusual reactions proceed more slowly with 7-methylbicyclo[3.3.1]non-6-en-3-endo-ol (endo- 2 ) and can be ascribed to a proximity effect. This follows from the IR . and NMR . spectra of endo- 1 and endo- 2 which show strong intramolecular hydrogen (OH-π) bonding. The unsaturated endo- and exo-alcohols 1 and 2 , respectively, undergo only exo-complexation with silver ion.     

Solvolysen von 4-Alkylidenbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-olen. Synthese von 1-Vinylfulvenen und 8,8-Diphenylheptafulven

Solvolysis of 4-Alkydenbicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-oles. Synthesis of 1-Vinylfulvenes and 8,8-Diphenylheptafulvene Four 4-alkylidenebicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-en-6-ones 2–5 , obtained via ketene cycloaddition to fulvenes, were reduced to separated mixtures of the ‘endo’ -alcohols ‘endo’- 6 to ‘endo’- 9 (68–73%) and ‘exo’- 6 to ‘exo’- 9 (3–20%). Treatment of some of these alcohols with (CF₃SO₂)₂O in CH₂Cl₂/pyridine caused a spontaneous solvolysis to yield unsaturated 7-membered rings as pyridinium triflates 10–12 or 1-vinylfulvenes 13 and 14 , a new class of reactive tetraenes: Both ‘endo’- 9 and ‘exo’- 9 , having two methyl groups at C(7), were converted into the vinylfulvene 13 (≈ 80%). The alcohols with two H-atoms at C(7) exhibited a stereochemically controlled reaction selectivity, inasmuch as ‘endo’- 6 to ‘endo’- 8 afforded only the corresponding 7-membered-ring pyridinium salts 10–12 (66–79%), while ‘exo’- 6 produced only the vinylfulvene 14 (77%). A stereoelectronic control argument explains the C(1), C(5)-bond cleavage with ‘endo’- B and ‘endo’– 6 -‘endo’- 8 , as well as the C(1), C(7)-bond cleavage with ‘exo’- B , ‘exo’- 6 , and with both ‘endo’- and ‘exo’- 9 . Thermolysis (120°) of the pyridinium triflates 10 and 11 yielded the 3-isopropenyl-cycloheptatrienes 18 and 19 , respectively (≈90%); similar conditions (145°) applied to the triflate 12 produced the doubly cyclized fluorene derivative 21 (60%). When the iodide 22 derived from the triflate 12 with Nal was heated in refluxing toluene, 8,8-diphenylheptafulvene ( 23 , 86%) was obtained.     

Norbornanes. Part 20. Inductivity and bridging in 2-norbornyl cations

The solvolysis rates and products of several 1-substituted 2exo- and 2-endo-norbornyl p-toluenesulfonates 7 and 8 , respectively, have been determined. Hydrolyses of these epimeric tosylates yielded rearranged products in varying amounts, except when the substituent was COOCH₃ or CN. The logarithms of the rate constants (log k) for the endo-series 8 correlated linearly with the corresponding inductive constants σ with a reaction constant ρ_I of ?1.24. On the other hand, log k values for the exo-series 7 appear to fit two regression lines, the first line (ρ_I = ?1.90) defined by the tosylates that ionize, with rearrangement, to the tertiary cations 11 , the second (ρ_I = ?1.86) by the tosylates 7 (R = H, COOCH³, and CN) that ionize to an asymmetrically bridged secondary cation 19 . These results confirm the unique participation of C(6) with a ρ_I of ?2.00 in the ionization of 2-exo-nor-bornyl tosylate.     

The Reaction of Bicyclo [3.2.1] octenyl Halides with Metal Hydrides

Reduction of 2-phenyl- and 2-methyl-exo-3,4-dichlorobicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-enes with lithium aluminium hydride (LAH) or tributyltin hydride (TBTH) gave endo-2-phenyl-3-chlorobicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ene, 2-phenyl-3-chlorobicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene and their methyl analogues. The action of both reagents on 2-phenyl-exo-3, 4-dibromobicyclo[3.2.1]oct-2-ene similarly resulted in reductive monodebromination to give normal and allylically rearranged products. Additionally, further reduction occurred to give endo-2-phenylbicyclo[3.2.1]oct-3-ene and 2-phenylbicyclo[3.2.1]-oct-2-ene. In all cases, LAH gave mainly the allylic rearrangement product whereas TBTH gave mostly unrearranged product. The reason for these differences could have been due either to the intervention of allylic radicals in the TBTH reduction or to differences in nucleophilicity. The results also show that LAH is equally efficaceous as TBTH in the reduction of these allylic halides and equally selective in the reduction of the vinyl bromides. The stereochemistry of the allylic rearrangement was shown to be synfacial in that hydride replaced halide on the same face of the molecule.     

Norbornanes. Part 10. Solvolysis of the Stereoisomeric 6-Cyano-2-norbornyl p-Toluenesulfonates. A Correction

The solvolysis products of the stereoisomeric 6-cyano-2-norbornyl p-toluene sulfonates 1 - 4 (R ? CN) in dioxane/water 7 : 3 have been determined. In contrast to an earlier report the 6exo-cyano-2exo-norbornyl p-toluenesulfonate ( 1 ; R?CN) yields 30% of the 2endo-alcohol 9 (R?CN) beside the 2exo-alcohol 10 and the norbornenes 12 and 13. The results confirm that - I substituents at C(6) reduce 1,3-bridging in the intermediate norbornyl cation and hence its rate of rearrangement. The relatively high rate constants for some 6-fluoro- and 6-cyano-2exo norbornyl p-toluenesulfonates are ascribed to C, C-hyperconjugation assisted by the conjugative effects of the 6-fluoro and cyano substituents.     

Stereoisomeric effects on mass spectral fragmentations of chloronorbornanones

Stereoelectronic factors allow facile Cl˙ atom loss from the exo-6-chloro-2-norbornanone radical cation but not from the endo-6-epimer. The predominant primary reaction in the endo-6 and in the exo-5 and endo-5 compounds is HCl elimination. While CI˙ elimination occurs with skeletal reorganization, HCl loss, at least in part, does not. The 5-chloro isomers undergo a regiospecific McLafferty rearrangement which occurs relatively slowly in competition with Cl˙ and HCl loss. The use of energy-resolved forms of tandem mass spectrometry provides considerable detail regarding the unimolecular fragmentations of these gaseous ions.     

The Reaction of Dihalocarbenes with Quadricyclane

The reactions of difluoro-, dichloro- and dibromocarbene with quadricyclane ( 2 ) were examined. In all cases, conversions were low (4–15%), but three distinct reaction courses were observed: cleavage, 1,2-addition, and 1,4-addition. Difluorocarbene gave mainly 6-endo-(2,2-difluorovinyl)-cis-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene ( 8 ; 52–89% relative yield), together with minor amounts of exo-3,3-difluorotricyclo[3.2.1.0^2,4]oct-6-ene (7; 13–17%), and 4,4-difluorotetracyclo[3.3.0.0^2,8.0^3,6]octane ( 5 ; 2–4%). Dichlorocarbene gave analogous products, but in relative yields of 35 ( 17 ), 51 ( 11 ), and 12% ( 16 ). The product 11 of 1,2-endo addition underwent further rearrangement to its allylic derivative 12 . A small amount of 1,2-endo addition also occurred (2% of 14 / 15 ). Dibromocarbene gave predominantly products derived from rearrangement of the 1,2-exo (61% of 20 / 21 ) and 1,2-endo adducts (10% of 23 / 24 ). In addition, a significant amount of 4,4-dibromotetracyclo[3.3.0.0^2,8.0^3,6]octane ( 25 ; 21%) was formed. The cleavage product, 6-endo-(2,2-dibromovinyl)-cis-bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene ( 26 ) was also observed (7%). The yields and product compositions were compared to those obtained from norbornadiene ( 1 ) and found to be entirely different (Table 1), for example no cleavage occurred with difluorocarbene.     

Chiral exo-Alkylidenecyclopentanes from (1S,4R)-7,7-Dimethyl-1-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one

(1S,4R)-7,7-Dimethyl-1-vinylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one oxime in the system (CF₃CO)₂O-CF₃COOH and (1S,4R)-1-(1,2-dibromoethyl)-7,7-dimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one in the system MeONa-MeOH undergo fragmentation to give exo-alkylidenecyclopentane derivatives, (4R)-4-cyanomethyl-5,5-dimethyl-1-[(1E)-trifluoroacetoxyethylidene]cyclopentane and isomeric (4R)-4-carboxymethyl-1-[(1ZE)-2-methoxyethylidene]-5,5-dimethylcyclopentanes, respectively. The trifluoroacetate derivative undergoes unusual rearrangement, yielding an equilibrium mixture of two isomers with endo- and exocyclic double bond.     

Nature of the 5-norbornen-2-yl Cation Intermediate in the acetolysis of 2-deuterio-endo-5-norbornen-2-yl brosylate

Mass spectrometrical and ¹H-NMR.-analyses of the exo-5-norbornen-2-yl acetate, formed by acetolysis of endo-5-norbornen-2-yl-2-exo-d brosylate, demonstrate that the deuterium initially on C(2) migrates partially (30%) onto C(1) (mechanism Ia or Ib). No deuterium could be detected on the other positions, which shows that C(1–7) migration is insignificant. ¹³C-NMR.-analysis of the deuteriated nortricyclyl acetate obtained as main product shows that the deuterium is equally and uniquely distributed between positions C(1) and C(6). This indicates that the nortricyclyl derivatives do not arise from nucleophilic attack on C(5) of asymmetrical norbornenyl intermediates, but from the reaction of a symmetrical nortricyclyl cation intermediate with solvent (mechanism Ib). Since the pioneering work of Roberts [1] and Winstein [2] on the solvolysis of exo- and endo-5-norbornen-2-yl derivatives 1-X and 2-X many papers have dealt with the cationic intermediate, the nature of which has still not been established satisfactorily [3]. We discuss briefly the main features of this homoallylic system and present experimental results that allow, for the first time, a clear distinction between five possible mechanisms Ia, Ib, II, III and IV of the degenerate rearrangement of the cationic intermediate formed in the acetolysis of the endo-5-norbornen-2-yl brosylate.     

Kinetic and thermodynamic control in the cyclization via thiiranium ions. Stereoselective synthesis of a 2,3,5‐trisubstituted tetrahydropyran ring

The stereoselective rearrangement of tetrahydrofuran or tetrahydropyran rings having a phenylsulfanyl group in an exo position, via the intermediate thiiranium ions, is reported. The 5‐ or 6‐exo‐tet cyclization of hydroxy sulfides gave the kinetic products while the 6‐endo‐tet or 5‐endo‐tet gave the thermodynamic products. The rearrangement of the 5‐exo product to the 6‐endo‐ one is an interesting way for the stereoselective synthesis of substituted tetrahydropyrans.     

Carbon Participation in the Solvolysis of Tertiary Norbornyl Derivatives Norbornanes. Part 15. 6-substituted 2-methylnorbornyl 2-exo- and 2-endo-2,4-dinitrophenyl ethers

The solvolysis rates and products of the tertiary 2-methyl-2-exo- and -2-endo-norbornyl 2,4-dinitrophenyl ethers 1 and 2 , (X = 2,4-(NO₂)₂₂C₆H₃O) have been determined. The different sensitivities of the rates of these ethers to the inductive effect of substituents at C(6) indicate that graded bridging of C(2) by C(6) occurs in the ionization of the exo-ethers 1 , not, however, in the ionization of the endo-ethers 2. In both cases hydrolysis leads to 2-methyl-2-exo-norbornanols only. Consequently, substitution takes place with retention at C(2) in the exo-series 1 and with inversion at C(2) in the endo-series 2. It is concluded that stereoelectronic and polar effects, rather than steric bulk effects, determine the high exo/endo rate ratios of the parent norbornyl derivatives 1a and 2a .     

A Total Synthesis of Aphidicolin: Stereospecific Synthesis of (±)-3α, 18-Dihydoxy-17-Noraphidicolan-16-one

A simple, efficient, and stereospecific total synthesis of (±)-3α, 18-dihydroxy-17-noraphidicolan-16-one (2) , by solvolytic rearrangement of the endo-bicyclo-[2.2.2]oct-5-en-2-yl methanesulfonate 16 , is described. Since aphidicolin (1) has already been obtained from 2 , the preparation of the latter formally constitutes a new total synthesis of 1 .     

Norbornanes. Part 18. Inductive Charge Dispersal in the Solvolyses of 4- and 5-Substituted 2-Norbornyl p-Toluenesulfonates

The solvolysis rates and products of 4- and 5-exo-substituted 2-exo- and 2-endo-norbornyl tosylates 9 and 10 , respectively, are reported. The logarithms of the rate constants (log k) correlate linearly with the inductive constants σ for the substituents. A comparison of the reaction constants p₁ for the 4-, 5-, 6-, and 7-substituted 2-exo- and 2-endo-tosylates 9 , 10 , 1 , and 2 respectively, indicates that inductivity is higher for 2-exo-ionization than for 2-endo-ionization in all series. This observation is attributed to the more favorable alignment of neighbouring C-atoms for dorsal participation in exo-ionization, especially, in the case of C(6).     

Die Cyclopropylcarbinyl-Cyclobutyl-Homoallyl-Umlagerung II. Teil. Produkte und Geschwindigkeit der Umlagerung von Tricyclo[3.2.1.02,7]octan-3-ol-, endo- und exo-Tricyclo-[3.2.1.03,6]octan-4-ol und exo-Bicyclo[3.2.1.]oct-2-en-7-ol-Derivaten

Solvolyses of the 2,4-dinitrobenzoates of the cyclopropylcarbinol 1a , the cyclo-butanol 2a and the homoallylic alcohol 3a in buffered 70% aqueous dioxane lead to the same product mixture consisting of 78% cyclopropylcarbinol 1a and 22% homoallylic alcohol 3a . Approximately the same product mixture is optained when the homoallylic chloride 3b and the cyclopropylcarbinyl p-nitrobenzoate 1c are solvolyzed. A common cationic intermediate is indicated in these kinetically controlled rearrangement reactions. Under conditions of thermodynamic control only homoallylic products are formed. The 2,4-dinitrobenzoates 1d and 2d react 7.2 × 10³ and 7.7 times, respectively, as fast as the homoallylic isomer 3d . Since the homoallylic chloride 3b reacts ca. 10⁵ times as fast as its saturated analogue, 7-exo-bicyclo[3.2.1]octyl chloride 4 , all three esters react with the enhanced rates which are characteristic of these structural types. The endo-cyclobutyl dinitrobenzoate 2d reacts more than 60 times as fast as its exo-isomer 6d . The rate difference is ascribed to a stereoelectronically more favorable orientation of the participating σ bonds in the puckered cyclobutane ring in the endo isomer 2d .