Reactions of spiro[2.4]hept-4-ene derivatives with tetracyanoethylene. Extensive rearrangements involving aza-Cope process
作者:Shinya Nishida、Naoki Asanuma、Masashi Murakami、Takashi Tsuji、Toshiro Imai
DOI:10.1021/jo00043a024
日期:1992.8
In CH2Cl2 or CH3CN, 1,1-dicyclopropylspiro[2.4]hept-4-ene (4a) reacted readily with TCNE in a unique to give 4-[N-(dicyclopropylmethylene)amino]-6-methylenebicyclo[3.3.0]oct-3-ene-2,2,3-tricarbonitrile (8a), an imine after extensive rearrangements, and 3,3-dicyclopropylspiro[4.4]non-6-ene-1,1,2,2-tetracarbonitrile (9a), a [sigma-2 + pi-2] cycloadduct. In the reaction of 1-cyclopropyl-1-methyl derivative 4b, 3-(1,1,2,2-tetracyanoethyl)-1-(2-cyclopropylallyl)cyclopentene (10a), formally a vinylogous homoene type adduct, was also produced in addition to 8b and 9b. The reaction of 1,1-dimethyl derivative 4c produced 10b, exclusively. The reaction of 1,1-dicyclopropylbenzo[f]spiro[2.4]hept-4-ene (5a) gave exclusively imine 11, a benzoanalog of 8a, whereas the reaction of saturated benzo derivatives 7 produced 15, corresponding to 9. The production of 8 (as well as 11) and 10 might be depicted in a stepwise dipolar fashion, in which the first formed intermediate 17 will open its spiro-linked three-membered ring to give the second zwitterion 18, which then either cyclizes to a nine-membered adduct 19 or undergoes a proton transfer to give 20. 19 then undergoes aza-Cope rearrangement to afford 8, and 20 ultimately tautomerizes to 10. The parent spiroheptene 4d gave merely a mixture of [pi-2 + pi-2] cycloadduct 14 and [sigma-2 + pi-2] cycloadduct 9c. The formation of 8 and/or 10 is thus limited to occur in such vinylcyclopropanes that hold suitable pendant substituents which can provide greater stabilization to the zwitterionic intermediates. Even in the reaction of spiro[2.4]hepta-4,6-dienes with TCNE, 1,1-dicyclopropyl derivative 2a produced a sizable amount of 3a, corresponding to 8, as well as 16a-16a' in addition to the expected [pi-4 + pi-2] cycloadduct 1a, whereas 2b-2c produced simply the corresponding Diels-Alder adduct.