Manganese(III)-Based Facile Synthesis of 3-Cyano-4,5-dihydrofurans and 4-Cyano-1,2-dioxan-3-ols Using Alkenes and Acylacetonitrile Building Blocks
作者:Van-Ha Nguyen、Hiroshi Nishino、Kazu Kurosawa
DOI:10.1055/s-1997-1282
日期:1997.8
New 3-cyano-4,5-dihydrofurans and 4-cyano-1,2-dioxan-3-ols were alternatively synthesized in good yields by the oxidation of acylacetonitrile building blocks with manganese(III) acetate in the presence of alkenes without any byproducts. The reaction at reflux temperature gave 3-cyano-4,5-dihydrofurans under an argon atmosphere, while 4-cyano-1,2-dioxan-3-ols were obtained at 23°C under an air atmosphere except for the reaction of styrene with benzoylacetonitrile which afforded 2-cyano-1,4-diphenylbutane-1,4-dione, and the reaction of 1,1,-diphenylethene with 2-(2-cyano-1-oxoethyl)-5-methylfuran which yielded 2-cyano-4,4-diphenylbutanolide without any cyclic peroxides. The oxidation of benzoylacetonitrile itself at 23°C under an air atmosphere in the absence of alkene gave benzoic acid. Easy conversion of the 1,2-dioxanes to furans was demonstrated, and mechanisms for the formation of dihydrofurans and dioxans as well as the unusual transformation to butanedione and butanolide were also discussed.
Benzils (1) react with Michael addition acceptors (2) in the presence of cyanideion as a catalyst to give 1,4-diketones (3), which are products of ethylene group insertion between the carbonyls of the benzils. The 1,4-diketones (3) are produced through the formation of the O-aroylmandelonitrile anion, followed by Michael addition and rearrangement of the aroyl group with decyanation.
EtOH/Ba(OH)<sub>2</sub> Triggers Self‐Condensation of (<i>E</i>)‐1,4‐Diaryl‐2‐Butene‐1,4‐Diones to Cyclopentanol Derivatives
作者:H. Surya Prakash Rao、S. P. Senthilkumar
DOI:10.1081/scc-200061715
日期:2005.6.1
Abstract Several stereo‐defined penta‐substituted cyclopentanols were synthesized from EtOH/Ba(OH)2‐induced self‐condensation of (E)‐1,4‐diaryl‐2‐butene‐1,4‐diones formed via domino pathways.
The anions derived form O-aroylmendelonitriles 1 reacted with Michael addition acceptors such as acrylonitrile (7) and methyl acrylate (10) to give the corresponding 1, 4-diketones 12, 13, and 15 in moderate to good yields. Under acidic conditions, the 1, 4-diketones 12, 13, and 15 were converted into the furans 17, 18 and 19 in good yields.
In this paper, the first stereoselective annulation reaction between alpha-cyano-1,4-diketones and ynals, mediated by catalytic amounts of a triazolium salt precatalyst and cocatalytic amounts of a weak carboxylate base, is disclosed. The title transformation proceeds smoothly under mild reaction conditions and generates three contiguous stereogenic centers, one of which is a quaternary acetal carbon. This reaction tolerates a wide variety of electronically distinct substituents on both reaction partners and affords privileged bicyclic scaffolds in 61-90% isolated yields and with up to 20:1 diastereomeric preference.