The electrochemical reduction of trans-cinnamaldehyde in protic medium (MeOH-NaClO4) on a mercury cathode gives four cyclic hydrodimeric products in 80% yield, through a ''head to tail'' coupling pathway. The different anomers were identified as (+/-)-c-4-phenyl-t-5-[(E)-styryl]tetrahydrofuran-r-2-ol, (+/-)-t-4-phenyl-t-5-[(E)-styryl]tetrahydrofuran-r-2-ol, (+/-)-c-4-phenyl-t-5-[(E)-styryl]tetrahydrofuran-r-2-ol and (+/-)-c-4-phenyl-c-5-[(E)-styryl]tetrahydrofuran-r-2-ol in a ratio of 38:32:27:3 respectively. Ethyl glycoside derivatives and lactones have been obtained from the electrosynthesized products. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.
Catalytic Generation of Activated Carboxylates from Enals: A Product-Determining Role for the Base
作者:Stephanie S. Sohn、Jeffrey W. Bode
DOI:10.1021/ol051269w
日期:2005.9.1
from imidazolium or triazolium salts and bases react with enals, leading to the catalytic generation of homoenolates. The fate of these intermediates is determined by the catalytic base: strong bases such as (t)BuOK lead to carbon-carbonbondformation, while weaker bases allow protonation of the homoenolate and subsequent generation of activated carboxylates. This discovery, along with the design of a
<i>N</i>-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Generation of Homoenolates: γ-Butyrolactones by Direct Annulations of Enals and Aldehydes
作者:Stephanie S. Sohn、Evelyn L. Rosen、Jeffrey W. Bode
DOI:10.1021/ja044714b
日期:2004.11.1
generation of reactive homoenolates from alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes. The catalyst-bound homoenolate reacts with electrophilic aldehydes leading, via the key intermediacy of an activated carboxylate, to gamma-butyrolactones in good yields and stereoselectivities. Importantly, this process demonstrates an unprecedented reaction mode for the generation of nucleophilic carbanions with a multifunctional
A serial of imidazolium chiral ionic liquids starting from commercially available (â)-menthol as a chiral pool have been synthesized and successfully used for catalyzing conjugate umpolung of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to stereoselectively synthesize γ-butyrolactones. The catalytic activities of these ionic liquids are examined and compared. The reaction of trans-cinnamaldehyde and p-methoxycarbonyl benzaldehyde as a model has been investigated in detail, and the reaction conditions have been optimized. Under the selected conditions, the ionic liquid catalyst can catalyze the annulations of trans-cinnamaldehyde with different aromatic aldehydes to afford differently substituted γ-butyrolactones. The recyclability of the ionic liquid catalyst is investigated, and the results have indicated that the catalyst can be recycled six times without obvious activity decreasing.
Cooperative <i>N</i>-Heterocyclic Carbene/Lewis Acid Catalysis for Highly Stereoselective Annulation Reactions with Homoenolates
作者:Benoit Cardinal-David、Dustin E. A. Raup、Karl A. Scheidt
DOI:10.1021/ja910666n
日期:2010.4.21
A new approach that takes advantage of N-heterocyclic carbene/Lewis acidcooperativecatalysis provides access to cis-1,3,4-trisubstituted cyclopentenes from enals and chalcone derivatives with high levels of diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity. The presence of Ti(OiPr)(4) as the Lewis acid allows for efficient substrate preorganization, which translates into high levels of diastereoselectivity
Lewisacidcatalysis and nucleophilic carbene catalysis are complementary fundamental concepts to accelerate and control chemical reactions of aldehyde substrates. Their efficient merger has recently been achieved using two separate catalyst species. The present report describes our efforts to develop a cooperative catalyst system which incorporates both features –Lewisacid and nucleophilic NHC –