Preparation of Condensed Aromatics by Superacidic Dehydrative Cyclization of Aryl Pinacols and Epoxides1a
摘要:
Aryl pinacols and epoxides, respectively, are cleanly and in high yield converted via superacidic dehydrative cyclization to the corresponding condensed aromatics. Dehydrative cyclization of benzopinacol (1a), triphenylacetophenone (2), and tetraphenylethylene oxide (9) give 9,10-diphenylphenanthrene (3a) as the major product in acidic media stronger than H-o = -11. Aryl pinacol 12a forms the condensed aromatic 13a as the major product in acidic media stronger than H-o = -13.5. It is proposed that the dehydrative cyclizations to provide aromatics 3a and 13a occurs through dicationic intermediates. Substituted benzopinacols 1f, 1g, and 1j are prepared and give the corresponding phenanthrenes (3f, 3g, and 3j) in high yields. The regiochemistry of the cyclization of substituted benzopinacols is controlled by deactivating substituents on the aryl rings. Aryl pinacols (12a-d) derived from acenaphthenequinone and pinacol 15 also give condensed aromatics (13a-d and 16, repectively) with superacidic triflic acid.
was prepared, and their structures and dynamic behaviors were both theoretically and experimentally investigated. A more twisted and crowded phenanthrene backbone was associated with a lower barrier to the rotation of an aryl group.
Preparation of Condensed Aromatics by Superacidic Dehydrative Cyclization of Aryl Pinacols and Epoxides<sup>1</sup><sup>a</sup>
作者:Douglas A. Klumpp、Donald N. Baek、G. K. Surya Prakash、George A. Olah
DOI:10.1021/jo970293n
日期:1997.9.1
Aryl pinacols and epoxides, respectively, are cleanly and in high yield converted via superacidic dehydrative cyclization to the corresponding condensed aromatics. Dehydrative cyclization of benzopinacol (1a), triphenylacetophenone (2), and tetraphenylethylene oxide (9) give 9,10-diphenylphenanthrene (3a) as the major product in acidic media stronger than H-o = -11. Aryl pinacol 12a forms the condensed aromatic 13a as the major product in acidic media stronger than H-o = -13.5. It is proposed that the dehydrative cyclizations to provide aromatics 3a and 13a occurs through dicationic intermediates. Substituted benzopinacols 1f, 1g, and 1j are prepared and give the corresponding phenanthrenes (3f, 3g, and 3j) in high yields. The regiochemistry of the cyclization of substituted benzopinacols is controlled by deactivating substituents on the aryl rings. Aryl pinacols (12a-d) derived from acenaphthenequinone and pinacol 15 also give condensed aromatics (13a-d and 16, repectively) with superacidic triflic acid.