Nucleophile-Induced Ring Enlargement of 1-(1-Iodoalkyl)silacyclobutane and 1-(1,2-Epoxyalkyl)silacyclobutane into Silacyclopentane. Application to the Syntheses of 1,4-Diol, 4-Alken-1-ol, and 1,4,5-Triol
Nucleophile-Induced Ring Enlargement of 1-(1-Iodoalkyl)silacyclobutane and 1-(1,2-Epoxyalkyl)silacyclobutane into Silacyclopentane. Application to the Syntheses of 1,4-Diol, 4-Alken-1-ol, and 1,4,5-Triol
Treatment of 1-methyl-1-(cis-1,2-epoxyhexyl)-1-silacyclobutane 16a with i-PrOLi provided erythro-1-methyl-1-isopropoxy-2-(2-hydroxy-pentyl)-1-silacyclopentane 17a which was converted into (Z)-4-none-1-ol 18, (E)-4-nonen-1-ol 19, or 1,4,5-nonanetriol 20, respectively.
Nucleophile-Induced Ring Enlargement of 1-(1-Iodoalkyl)silacyclobutane and 1-(1,2-Epoxyalkyl)silacyclobutane into Silacyclopentane. Application to the Syntheses of 1,4-Diol, 4-Alken-1-ol, and 1,4,5-Triol
Two methods for ring enlargement of silacyclobutane into silacyclopentane have been described. (1) Treatment of 1-(1-iodoalkyl)silacyclobutane with t-BuOK or AgOAc provided 2-alkyl-1-silacyclopentanes which were easily converted into 1,4-diols by oxidative cleavage of carbon–silicon bond. (2) An addition of i-PrOLi to 1-[(Z)-1,2-epoxyhexyl]-1-methylsilacyclobutane gave erythro-2-(1-hydroxypentyl)-1-isopropoxy-1-methylsilacyclopentane, which was converted into (Z)-4-nonen-1-ol, (E)-4-nonen-1-ol, or 1,4,5-nonanetriol.