Versatile synthesis of tropones by reaction of rhodium(II)-stabilized vinylcarbenoids with 1-methoxy-1-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]buta-1,3-diene
摘要:
Rhodium(II)-catalyzed decomposition of vinyldiazomethanes in the presence of 1-methoxy-1-[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]buta-1,3-diene leads to [3 + 4] annulation products by a tandem cyclopropanation/Cope rearrangement sequence. The resulting cycloheptadienes are readily converted to cycloheptatrienones either by hydrolysis with mild acid followed by oxidation with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone or by treatment with dichloroethoxyoxovanadium. The efficiency of the general strategy was demonstrated through a short synthesis of nezukone.
Stereoselective synthesis of seven-membered carbocycles by a tandem cyclopropanation/Cope rearrangement between rhodium(II)-stabilized vinylcarbenoids and dienes
摘要:
Rhodium (II)-catalyzed decomposition of vinyldiazomethanes in the presence of dienes generated 1,4-cycloheptadienes by a tandem cyclopropanation/Cope rearrangement. Excellent stereocontrol of up to three stereogenic centers in the cycloheptadienes was achieved. The stereoselectivity of the initial cyclopropanation ranged from 4:1 to > 20:1, favoring cis-divinylcyclopropanes, and good regiocontrol was observed in the cyclopropanation of unsymmetrical dienes. Unless sterically encumbered, the cis-divinylcyclopropanes rearranged cleanly to cycloheptadienes under the reaction conditions. The trans-divinylcyclopropanes, when formed, were sufficiently stable to be observed in the crude reaction mixtures, but most were prone to facile 1,5-homodienyl rearrangements.