Bu3SnH mediated oxidative radical cyclisations: synthesis of 6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-ones †
作者:W. Russell Bowman、Emma Mann、Jonathan Parr
DOI:10.1039/b002539i
日期:——
Attempts to synthesise 6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-ones by Bu3SnH mediated cyclisation of o-(benzoyl)aryl radicals failed because of the preferred trans conformation of the ester. This problem was overcome by using cyclisation of o-(benzyloxy)aryl and o-[(aryloxy)methyl]aryl radicals to yield 6H-benzo[c]chromenes followed by oxidation to the 6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-ones. 3-Methoxy-6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-one 1, one of the main biologically active constituents of shilajit, a herbal medicine used in countries surrounding the Himalayan mountains, was synthesised using Bu3SnH mediated cyclisation of 1-benzyloxy-2,4-dibromo-5-methoxybenzene 31 to yield 3-methoxy-6H-benzo[c]chromene 25 followed by PCC oxidation of the 6-position. In order to avoid the problems of rearrangement, the aryl radical cyclisation must be designed such that whichever way the spirodienyl intermediate rearranges, the same product is obtained. For instance, the Bu3SnH mediated cyclisation of 1-iodo- and 1-bromo-2-(3-methoxyphenyloxymethyl)benzenes 22 and 23 respectively gave both the isomers, 1-methoxy-6H-benzo[c]chromenes 24 and 3-methoxy-6H-benzo[c]chromenes 25via rearrangement of the intermediate spirodienyl radical. The synthesised 6H-benzo[c]chromenes were oxidised in high yield to the corresponding 6H-benzo[c]chromen-6-ones. The mechanism of the ‘oxidative’ Bu3SnH mediated cyclisation is discussed.
通过 Bu3SnH 介导的邻(苯甲酰基)芳基环化合成 6H-苯并[c]色烯-6-酮的尝试失败了,因为酯的反式构象是首选的。通过使用邻(苄氧基)芳基和邻[(芳氧基)甲基]芳基环化生成 6H-苯并[c]色烯,然后氧化成 6H-苯并[c]色烯-6-酮,这一问题得以解决。3- 甲氧基-6H-苯并[c]色烯-6-酮 1 是喜马拉雅山脉周边国家使用的一种草药--希拉吉特的主要生物活性成分之一,该化合物是利用 Bu3SnH 介导 1-苄氧基-2,4-二溴-5-甲氧基苯 31 环化生成 3-甲氧基-6H-苯并[c]色烯 25,然后在 6 位进行 PCC 氧化合成的。为了避免重排问题,芳基自由基环化必须设计成无论螺二烯基中间体如何重排,都能得到相同的产物。例如,Bu3SnH 介导的 1-碘和 1-溴-2-(3-甲氧基苯氧基甲基)苯 22 和 23 的环化,通过中间螺二烯基的重排,分别得到了异构体 1-甲氧基-6H-苯并[c]色烯 24 和 3-甲氧基-6H-苯并[c]色烯 25。合成的 6H-苯并[c]色烯被高产率氧化成相应的 6H-苯并[c]色烯-6-酮。本文讨论了 Bu3SnH 介导的 "氧化 "环化机制。