An unequivocal proof of structure for the methoxychlorocyclopentanols (I′c–IV′c) was obtained by deetherification with 68% hydrobromic acid at 65–70°, followed by hydrogenolysis with Raney nickel and hydrogen, to the 1,2- and 1,3-cyclopentanediols, in the same manner as the methoxybromocyclohexanols (I–IV) were converted into the 1,2- and 1,3-cyclohexanediols. Hydrogenolysis of the methoxybromocyclohexanols and the methoxychlorocyclopentanols provided stereospeciflc syntheses for the cis- and trans-2- and -3-methoxycy-clohexanols and -cyclopentanols in 80–97% yields. Deetherification of the latter compounds with 68% hydrobromic acid gave the corresponding 1,2- and 1,3-cyclohexanediols and 1,2-cyclopentanediols in 70–90% yields, but only 5–7% yields of the 1,3-cyclopentanediols. For the proof of structure of methoxyhalocyclanols, deetherification should therefore precede, rather than follow, dehalogenation.
Hemicellulose-derived five-membered cyclic ketones are strategic precursors for sustainable 1,3-diol building blocks, and bifunctional iron catalysts provide unprecedented chemoselectivity in hydrogenation toward aliphatic and olefinic structures.
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is an attractive method for producing bulk and thin-film materials for a variety of applications. In this method, gaseous reagents condense onto a substrate and then react to produce solid materials. The materials produced by CVD are theoretically dense, highly pure, and have other superior properties.