Approaching ambient temperatures in 1,2-DCE to deliver efficient intermolecular Dötz benzannulation processes
摘要:
Conditions have been developed that enable intermolecular Dotz benzannulations to be carried out under extremely mild conditions, using 1,2-DCE as the reaction solvent and without the requirement for any additional reaction promoters. The new protocols, at temperatures close to ambient, have been applied successfully to a range of internal and terminal alkynes with a series of aryl and alkenyl carbene complexes, resulting in good to high yields of the benzannulation products. The developed conditions did, however, return lower benzannulation yields when utilised with the traditionally more troublesome 2-furyl carbene complex. It was found that increased reaction temperatures in 1,2-DCE did deliver high yields for the processes with this heteroaryl species. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Intramolecular Benzannulation Reactions of Chromium Siloxycarbene Complexes: Regiochemical Control and the "Xenochemical Effect" of Alkyne Additives
作者:Michael F. Gross、M. G. Finn
DOI:10.1021/ja00103a007
日期:1994.11
Acetylenic alcohols are attached to chromium oxycarbene fragments via dialkylsilicon linkages in convenient fashion to provide siloxycarbene complexes which undergo intramolecular benzannulation upon heating. Yields of alkynol-derived quinone products after oxidative workup increase markedly when the reactions are conducted in the presence of the ''external'' alkynes diphenylacetylene, 3-hexyne, or 1-hexyne. The action of alkyne additives, which participate in competitive intermolecular benzannulation to only a minor extent, is inhibited by donor solvent or carbon monoxide. Kinetics measurements demonstrate that the benzannulation reactions are initiated by dissociative CO loss. The alkyne additives are believed tb act by coordination to vinylcarbene intermediates produced by intramolecular alkyne insertion, consistent with previous suggestions. A carbon-tethered analogue was found to be unresponsive to the addition of external alkyne. Evidence for the reversible nature of alkyne insertion and the bimolecular decomposition of siloxycarbene complexes is discussed. The methodology provides products with complete regiospecificity regardless of the size of the tethered alkyne substituents, including those not directly accessible by intermolecular reactions of terminal alkynes.