摘要:
Polyphosphoric acid (PPA) catalyzed cycliacylation of 3-(2-methoxy- and 2,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionic acids (1a,b) results in dimeric products: 46 and 49% yields of 5,14-dimethoxy- and 5,7,14,16-tetramethoxy[3.3]metacyclophane-1,10-diones(5a,b) and a 2.5% yield of 4-methoxy-1-indanone (3a), isolated by steam distillation. 3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)propionic acid (1c), depending upon the ratio of PPA/1c, gives 17-65% yields of steam-distilled 6-methoxy-1-indanone (3c). This latter reaction also gives low yields of 7,16-dimethoxy[3.3]metacyclophane-1,10-dione (5c) and an intermediate, dimeric keto acid p-methoxy-3-(p-methoxyhydrocinnamoyl)hydrocinnamic acid (4c) (C20H22O5). The latter was cyclized in PPA to 5c in 44% yield. Wolff-Kishner reduction converts 5a and 5c to 5,14-dimethoxy[3.3]metacyclophane (6a) and 5b to 5,7,14,16-tetramethoxy[3.3]metacyclophane (6b). Single-crystal X-ray studies of 5a show the aromatic rings are in the anti conformation whereas the solid-state structure of 6b is in the syn conformation.