Acetylenes as potential antarafacial components in concerted reactions. Formation of pyrroles from thermolyses of propargyl amines, of a dihydrofuran from a propargylic ether, and of an ethylidenepyrrolidine from a .beta.-amino acetylene
摘要:
A thermal cyclization of acetylenic compounds provides evidence for the ability of acetylenic links to act as antarafacial components in [2 + 2] processes. The cyclization competes with the normally favored acetylenic retro-ene reaction. Propargylic amines, without substituents whose presence would hinder a tight cyclic transition state, yield intermediate pyrrolines whose subsequent hydrogen elimination affords pyrroles in small amounts. The same process in 2-ethynyltetrahydropyran affords 8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane in 35% yield. A related thermal reaction of N-methyl-3-hexyn-1-amine provides a quantitative transformation to N-methyl-2-ethylidenepyrrolidine in a nominal [2s + 2a + 2s + 2s] Mobius process, wherein the acetylenic unit is the antarafacial component. Evidence for concertedness in these reactions is discussed.
Acetylenes as potential antarafacial components in concerted reactions. Formation of pyrroles from thermolyses of propargyl amines, of a dihydrofuran from a propargylic ether, and of an ethylidenepyrrolidine from a .beta.-amino acetylene
摘要:
A thermal cyclization of acetylenic compounds provides evidence for the ability of acetylenic links to act as antarafacial components in [2 + 2] processes. The cyclization competes with the normally favored acetylenic retro-ene reaction. Propargylic amines, without substituents whose presence would hinder a tight cyclic transition state, yield intermediate pyrrolines whose subsequent hydrogen elimination affords pyrroles in small amounts. The same process in 2-ethynyltetrahydropyran affords 8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane in 35% yield. A related thermal reaction of N-methyl-3-hexyn-1-amine provides a quantitative transformation to N-methyl-2-ethylidenepyrrolidine in a nominal [2s + 2a + 2s + 2s] Mobius process, wherein the acetylenic unit is the antarafacial component. Evidence for concertedness in these reactions is discussed.