Bicyclic β-Hydroxytetrahydrofurans as Precursors of Medium Ring Keto-Lactones
摘要:
The reaction of a series of cis-fused bicyclic beta-hydroxytetrahydrofurans with ruthenium tetraoxide, generated in situ from ruthenium trichloride and sodium periodate, afforded 9- and 10-membered keto-lactones in moderate to good yields, in a clean and straightforward fashion. The starting beta-hydroxyethers were obtained from the corresponding 3-alkenols by two alternative procedures, depending on their pattern of substitution: (a) epoxidation by dimethyldioxirane, followed by base-catalyzed cyclization of the resulting epoxyalcohol, and (b) thallium trinitrate-mediated cyclization of the 3-alkenols, a method already described by our group.
Thallium Trinitrate Mediated Oxidation of 3-Alkenols: Ring Contraction vs Cyclization
摘要:
The reaction of a series of six-membered ring 3-alkenols with thallium trinitrate (TTN) in three different experimental conditions was studied. Either cyclization products or ring contraction products were obtained, depending on the structure of the substrate as well as the nature of the solvent. The reaction of a seven-membered ring 3-alkenol with TTN led to the ring contraction product exclusively.
A number of terpenoid bicyclic ethers have been prepared by cyclisation of suitable precursors in fluorosulphuric acid–sulphur dioxide. The products are formed under a mixture of thermodynamic and kinetic control, and five-, and six-, and seven-membered-ring ethers are obtained. Both primary and secondary alcohols have been cyclised by attack of the hydroxy group on carbocation centres generated by