8-Endo versus 7-Exo Cyclization of α-Carbamoyl Radicals. A Combination of Experimental and Theoretical Studies
作者:Li Liu、Qian Chen、Yun-Dong Wu、Chaozhong Li
DOI:10.1021/jo0481349
日期:2005.3.1
Atom transfer radical cyclization reactions of N-(4-pentenyl)iodoacetamides were investigated. The reactions were efficiently promoted by (BF3OEt2)-O-.. For N-alkenyl-substituted iodoamides, excellent regioselectivity in favor of 8-endo cyclization was observed, while both 7-exo and 8-endo cyclization products were formed with the 8-endo cyclization preferred in the cases of N-(2-allylphenyl)substituted iodoamides. Density functional theory calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G* level revealed that both the s-trans and the s-cis conformational transition structures were feasible for the 8-endo cyclization of N-alkenyl-substituted a-carbamoyl radicals while 7-exo transition structures were much less stable. For the cyclization of N-(2-allylphenyl)-substituted alpha-carbamoyl radicals, the transition structures for 8-endo and 7-exo cyclizations were of comparable energy. These results were in excellent agreement with the experimental observations.
Deoligomerization: A New Route to Lactams from Unsaturated Amides via Radical Oligomerization
作者:Li Liu、Xing Wang、Chaozhong Li
DOI:10.1021/ol027428i
日期:2003.2.1
[reaction: see text] Triethylborane-initiated atom transfer radical oligomerization of N-allyl or N-(3-butenyl)iodoacetamides followed by treatment with hydrochloric acid and subsequent neutralization with K(2)CO(3) led to the formation of the corresponding 5-hydroxyl-substituted delta-lactams or caprolactams, respectively. This oligomerization-deoligomerization sequence serves as an alternative to