Ring Size and Substituent Effects in Oxyanion-Promoted Cyclizations of Enyne-allenes: Observation of a Myers−Saito Cycloaromatization at Cryogenic Temperature
摘要:
A series of acetoxy-substituted enyne-allenes, fused to cyclopentene and cyclohexene ring systems, were synthesized and treated with methyllithium to generate the corresponding enolates. It was found that whereas the cyclohexannulated examples underwent either C-2-C-7 (Myers-Saito) cycloaromatization or C-2-C-6 (Schmittel) cyclization depending on their terminal subsituents, the cyclopentannulated examples either failed to cyclize altogether or underwent C-2-C-7 cyclization. Both of these results lie in contrast to the behavior of their benzannulated analogues, which underwent exclusive C-2-C-6 cyclization independent of substituents. These findings are rationalized on the basis of both ring strain effects and the steric encumbrance of the terminal alkynyl and allenyl subsituents.
Ring Size and Substituent Effects in Oxyanion-Promoted Cyclizations of Enyne-allenes: Observation of a Myers−Saito Cycloaromatization at Cryogenic Temperature
摘要:
A series of acetoxy-substituted enyne-allenes, fused to cyclopentene and cyclohexene ring systems, were synthesized and treated with methyllithium to generate the corresponding enolates. It was found that whereas the cyclohexannulated examples underwent either C-2-C-7 (Myers-Saito) cycloaromatization or C-2-C-6 (Schmittel) cyclization depending on their terminal subsituents, the cyclopentannulated examples either failed to cyclize altogether or underwent C-2-C-7 cyclization. Both of these results lie in contrast to the behavior of their benzannulated analogues, which underwent exclusive C-2-C-6 cyclization independent of substituents. These findings are rationalized on the basis of both ring strain effects and the steric encumbrance of the terminal alkynyl and allenyl subsituents.