New Results on the Photoreactivity of 5-Fluoro-1,3-dimethyluracil with Methoxylated Naphthalenes
摘要:
Photocycloaddition of 5-fluoro-1,3-dimethyluracil (5-FDMU) with various methoxy and dimethoxynaphthalenes was investigated. Reaction of 5-FDMU with 1,x-dimethoxynaphthalenes (x = 4-7) gave rise to the selective formation of cycloadducts, conjugated arylpropenylidene-1,3-diazin-2-ones, which were derived from an initially formed oxetane moiety via the Paterno-Buchi reaction cycloadduct. The present study shows that the presence of a methoxy substituent on the alpha-position in naphthalene is essential for the formation of products through the Paterno-Buchi reaction. This unique photoreaction involving formation of an oxetane between 5-FDMU and a naphthalene ring, followed by a concomitant disruption of the initially formed oxetane moiety and an aromatic ring of naphthalene moiety, can be regarded as a novel aromatic Paterno-Buchi reaction.