A New Approach to 4-Aryl-1,3-butanediols by Cobalt-Catalyzed Sequential Radical Cyclization-Arylation Reaction of Silicon-Tethered 6-Iodo-1-hexene Derivatives
Treatment of 6-iodo-4-oxa-3-sila-1-hexene derivatives with arylmagnesium bromide in the presence of a catalytic amount of a cobalt-diamine complex in THF afforded the corresponding benzyl-substituted oxasilacyclopentanes in good yield. The products were converted to 4-aryl-1,3-diols after Tamao-Fleming oxidation.
Cobalt-catalyzed sequential cyclization/cross-coupling reactions of 6-halo-1-hexene derivatives with Grignard reagents and their application to the synthesis of 1,3-diols
combination effectively catalyzes sequential cyclization/cross-coupling reactions of 6-halo-1-hexene derivatives with trialkylsilylmethyl, 1-alkynyl, and aryl Grignard reagents. The sequential cyclization/cross-coupling reactions are applied to the synthesis of 1,3-diols starting from siloxy-tethered 6-halo-1-hexene derivatives.