A novel tandem [4++2] cycloaddition–elimination reaction: 2-alkenyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxathianes as synthetic equivalents for α,β-unsaturated thioaldehydes
作者:Shin-ichi Ohsugi、Kiyoharu Nishide、Manabu Node
DOI:10.1016/s0040-4020(03)00179-0
日期:2003.3
The first tandem cationic [4(+)+2] polar cycloaddition-elimination reaction of 1-thia-1,3-butadienyl cations B with olefins to afford directly 3,4-dihydro-2H-thiopyrans D is described. The cations B were easily accessible by treatment of monothioacetals A, particularly the 2-alkenyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxathianes 1, with a hard Lewis acid. In this novel reaction, 2-alkenyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxathianes were utilized as synthetic equivalents for highly reactive alpha,beta-unsaturated thioaldehydes. The effect of geminal dimethyl substituents on the oxathianes 1 and the mechanistic aspect of the reaction are considered. The reaction's asymmetric version was also investigated using a chiral oxathiane 4 derived from (-)-(IR,2R,5R)-2-(I-mercapto-l-methylethyl)-5-methylcyclohexanol. Although the enantioselectivities were moderate, the whole process can be done under odorless conditions. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.