Photoinduced molecular transformations. 140. New one-step general synthesis of naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones and their 2,3-dihydro derivatives by the regioselective [3 + 2] photoaddition of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones with various alkynes and alkenes: application of the photoaddition to a two-step synthesis of maturinone
摘要:
2,3-Dihydronaphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones can now be produced in one step in 41-83% yields by an unprecedented regioselective [3 + 2] photoaddition of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones with a variety of alkenes. The dihydronaphthofurandiones can be readily transformed into naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones. This new photoaddition reaction has been successfully applied to a two-step synthesis of maturinone, a constituent of Cacalia decomposita A Gray. Naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones can also be obtained directly by a new [3 + 2] photoaddition of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone with various alkynes in acetone. The photoaddition between 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones and alkenes in acetone involves an initial formation of furanohydroquinones, which are oxidized to furanoquinones. A quenching experiment together with the regioselective nature of photoaddition indicate that the photoaddition is a two-step process from a triplet of excited quinones and involves more stabilized polar biradicals or ionic intermediates generated from them by an intramolecular electron transfer from which the furanohydroquinones are formed.
Photoinduced molecular transformations. Part 120. New one-step general synthesis of 2,3-dihydronaphtho[2,3-b]-furan-4,9-diones by regioselective photoaddition of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones with various alkenes and its application to a two-step synthesis of maturinone
A one-step formation of 2,3-dihydronaphtho-[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones in 41-83% by a new 2 + 3 type regioselective photoaddition of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinones with a variety of alkenes is reported. The dihydronaphthofurandiones can readily be transformed into naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones including a natural quinone, maurinone.