The effect of alumina on the Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene with menthyl acrylate and dimenthyl fumarate.
摘要:
Alumina catalyzes the Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene with optically active menthyl acrylate and dimenthyl fumarate. Significant diastereoselectivity is observed in each case.
Fluorinated alcohols as solvents for diels-alder reactions of chiral acrylates
摘要:
Fluorinated alcohols increase the rates and endo/exo selectivities of the Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene with (-)-menthyl and (-)-8-phenylmenthyl acrylates. The use of fluorinated alcohols also increases the diastereofacial selectivity in the reactions of (-)-menthyl acrylate, but decreases it when the dienophile is (-)-8-phenylmethyl acrylate. These facts are accounted for by the conformational preferences of the dienophile in non-HBD solvents and by the tendency of fluorinated alcohols to shift the conformational equilibrium towards the s-trans conformation.
The chiral induction in the Diels-Alder addition 1 → 2, assessed reliably by 19F-NMR-spectroscopy of the endo-esters 4, varied between 47 - 93% in favor of the 2-(R)-adducts 2 depending on the auxiliary chiral group and the Lewis-acid catalyst.