The 9,10-dicyanoanthracene (DCA)-sensitized photoreaction of 1,2-diarylcyclopropanes 1a-d in nitrogen oxide (NO)-saturated CH3CN afforded 3,5-diaryl-2-isoxazolines 2a-d in excellent yields. The reaction of 1a-d with NOBF4 or with a mixture of NO and O2 in CH3CN also afforded 2a-d or 2a-b. These reactions proceed via the attack of NO on the radical cation of 1, which is formed by electron transfer from 1 to 1DCA* or NO+. The reaction of 1-alkyl-2-arylcyclopropanes with NOBF4 afforded mixtures of 3-alkyl-5-aryl-2-isoxazolines and 4-alkyl-5-aryl-2-isoxazolines via the direct attack of NO+ on the cyclopropane rings. The reaction of 1,1,2,2-tetraphenylcyclopropane with NOBF4 afforded 2,3,5,5-tetraphenyl-2-isoxazolinium tetrafluoroborate via the migration of the phenyl group to nitrogen.
Sharma, Sharda; Pathak, Late V. N.; Madan, Harsha, Indian Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2010, vol. 19, # 4, p. 337 - 340
作者:Sharma, Sharda、Pathak, Late V. N.、Madan, Harsha、Sharma, Arvind