Solvent effects on manganese(III)-based oxidative free-radical cyclizations: ethanol and acetic acid
摘要:
Ethanol complements the typical solvent, acetic acid, for Mn(III)-based oxidative free-radical cyclizations. Cyclization of enol ether 1c to give gibberellic acid intermediate 6c is successful in ethanol, but not in acetic acid. Ethanol acts as a reducing agent for primary radicals, converting 13 and 33 to alkanes 17 and 32. Acetylenes can be used as substrates since the vinyl radicals 24 and 25 are reduced by ethanol to alkenes 26-28. The 1-hydroxyethyl radical obtained from ethanol is oxidized to acetaldehyde by Mn(III). The effect of solvent on the oxidative cyclization of unsaturated beta-keto esters 35 and 48 was examined. A higher percentage of 5-exo product is obtained in ethanol. The primary cyclopentanemethyl radicals 40 and 53 are oxidized mainly to alkenes 43 and 57 in ethanol and mainly to the alcohols 42 and 55 and lactones 41 and 58 in acetic acid.
Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted Furans via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Alkyl 3-Oxo-6-heptynoates
摘要:
The reaction of the readily available alkyl 3-oxo-6-heptynoates with aryl halides in the presence of K2CO3 and catalytic amounts of Pd(PPh3)(4) at 100 degrees C provides a valuable new route to 2,5-disubstituted furans 3. Most probably, the furan ring is generated through an annulation reaction promoted by sigma-arylpalladium complexes generated in situ and involving the nucleophilic attack of the ketonic oxygen across the carbon-carbon triple bond coordinated to palladium, followed by the base-catalyzed isomerization of the resultant stereoisomeric 2,5-dialkylidenetetrahydrofuran intermediates 4 and 5. The reaction is highly chemoselective. No evidence was obtained of carboannulation products. The reaction temperature has proven to be crucial for the success of the methodology. The K2CO3:alkyne ratio also affects the reaction outcome. The highest yields of furan derivatives have been obtained with aryl halides containing electron-withdrawing substituents, very likely because the higher acidity of the methylene protons of 4 and 5 favors the isomerization step. Extension of the methodology to methyl 3-oxo-7-substituted-6-heptynoates leads to the formation of 2,5-disubstituted furans containing a branched side chain. The presence of an alkyl substituent on the C-2 of the staring alkyne, however, seems to prevent the isomerization step. Treatment of ethyl 2-methyl-3-oxo-6-heptynoate under our standard conditions produced in fact the 2,5-dialkylidene derivative 5p in 42% yield, and no evidence of the corresponding furan derivative was attained.
Formal Syntheses of (±)-Platensimycin and (±)-Platencin via a Dual-Mode Lewis Acid Induced Cascade Cyclization Approach
作者:Lizhi Zhu、Congshan Zhou、Wei Yang、Shuzhong He、Gui-Juan Cheng、Xinhao Zhang、Chi-Sing Lee
DOI:10.1021/jo401105q
日期:2013.8.16
efficient dual-mode Lewisacid induced Diels–Alder (DA)/carbocyclization cascade cyclization reaction has been developed for construction of the tricycliccore of ent-kaurenoids in one pot with the aid of a theoretical study on the π,σ-Lewis acidities of a variety of Lewisacids. With ZnBr2 as the dual-mode Lewisacid, a series of substituted enones and dienes underwent DA/carbocyclization cascade cyclization
A Bifunctional Lewis Acid Induced Cascade Cyclization to the Tricyclic Core of <i>ent</i>-Kaurenoids and Its Application to the Formal Synthesis of (±)-Platensimycin
作者:Lizhi Zhu、Yejian Han、Guangyan Du、Chi-Sing Lee
DOI:10.1021/ol3033412
日期:2013.2.1
A mild and efficient bifunctional Lewis acid induced cascade cyclization reaction has been developed for construction of the tricyclic core of ent-kaurenolds. With ZnBr2 as the bifunctional Lewis acid, a series of substituted enones and dienes underwent cascade cyclization smoothly at room temperature and provided the tricyclic products in one pot with good yields (75-91%) and high diastereoselectivity. The cyclized product has been successfully employed for the formal synthesis of (+/-)-platenslmycln.
Ligand, solvent, and deuterium isotope effects in Mn(III)-based oxidative free-radical cyclizations
作者:Barry B. Snider、Bridget A. McCarthy
DOI:10.1021/jo00075a015
日期:1993.11
Oxidation of beta-keto ester 1 with Mn(Pic)3 and Cu(OAc)2 affords bicycloalkane 8, not the expected alkene 7, which is formed in high yield with Mn(OAc)3 and Cu(OAc)2. A series of control experiments established that the most likely explanation for this observation is that Mn(PiC)2, but not Mn(OAC)2, reacts with the bicyclic radical 5 more rapidly than Cu(OAc)2 does. These studies also indicate the potential for improved yields from oxidative free-radical cyclization of deuterated substrates. For instance, reaction of beta-keto ester 1-d with 2 equiv of Mn(OAc)3 and no Cu(OAC)2 affords 65% of 8, whereas beta-keto ester 1 provides only 22% of 8 under the same conditions. Large kinetic isotope effects change the nature of the termination step and prevent the formation of acyclic radical 3 by intermolecular hydrogen transfer. Solvent and ligand effects on the oxidation of beta-keto ester 1, malonate 14, and acetylenic beta-keto ester 25 are described.