Regioselective Synthesis of Isochromenones by Iron(III)/PhSeSePh-Mediated Cyclization of 2-Alkynylaryl Esters
作者:Adriane Sperança、Benhur Godoi、Simone Pinton、Davi F. Back、Paulo H. Menezes、Gilson Zeni
DOI:10.1021/jo201211s
日期:2011.8.19
A series of 4-Se-(Te, S)-isochromenones and 3-substituted isochromenones were synthesized in good yields via FeCl3-mediated cyclization of alkynylaryl esters with different diorganyl dichalcogenides. This methodology was carried out at room temperature, using inexpensive and environmentally friendly iron salts as metallic source and under air atmosphere. The reaction showed to be tolerant to a range of substituents bonded into the aromatic ring of the diorganyl dichalcogenides as well as to alkyl groups directly bonded to the chalcogen atom. Alternatively, the cyclization reaction of 2-alkynylaryl esters with FeCl3, in the absence of diorganyl dichalcogenide, gave the isochromenones without the chalcogen moiety in the structure. This approach proved to be highly regioselective, providing only six-membered ring products, once the possible five-membered products were not observed in any experiments.
Construction of 4-(Methylthio)isochromenones Skeleton through Regioselective Intramolecular Cyclization of 2-Alkynylbenzoate Mediated by DMSO/[D<sub>6</sub>
]DMSO and SOCl<sub>2</sub>
DMSO/SOCl2 was found to be an effective system for the intramolecularcyclization of 2‐alkynylbenzoates or 2‐alkynylbenzoic acids to afford biologically interesting 4‐(methylthio)isochromenones through a regioselective electrophilic 6‐endo‐dig cyclization. DMSO acts as both solvent and sulfur source and can also be replaced with its deuterated counterpart [D6]DMSO, enabling the incorporation of the