摘要:
Oxazolination of C-70 has been achieved via the aerobic oxidation of C-70(2-) in the presence of PhCN. Only one C-70 oxazoline regioisomer (1) is obtained, indicating that the oxazolination of C-70(2-) occurs with an unusual regioselectivity. Further benzylation of 1(2-) with benzyl bromide leads to the formation of the first cis-1 C-70 derivative with respect to the apical pentagon (2), as shown by the X-ray single-crystal structure and various spectral characterizations. The structure of the obtained C-70 oxazoline (1) is resolved with H/D labeling benzylation and HMBC (heteronuclear multiple bond coherence) NMR on the basis of the structure of 2. The result shows that for compound 1, the O atom is selectively bonded to the C1, while the N atom is bonded to the C2 of C-70. The exhibited regioselectivity for the orientation of oxazolino group on C-70 is further rationalized with computational calculations, and a reaction mechanism for the oxazolination of C-70(2-) is proposed.