Medium-sized cyclophanes. Part 21. Preparation and reduction of syn- and anti-[3.2]metacyclophanequinone and anti-[4.2]metacyclophanequinone
摘要:
The title compounds, anti- and syn-[3.2]metacyclophanequinone (12a) and (12b), were prepared by oxidation of the corresponding anti- and syn-9,17-dihydroxy-6,14-di-tert-butyl[3.2]metacyclophanes (10a) and (10b) with Tl(OCOCF3)3 in CF3COOH. When anti-13.2]quinonophane (12a) was reduced with Zn powder in acetic acid, the corresponding tetrahydroxy derivative 14a was obtained, which was converted to the quinhydrone 13a by treatment with an equimolar amount of quinonophane 12a in refluxing THF. The electronic spectrum of 13a shows a band due to a charge-transfer complex at 400 nm (log-epsilon 2.45). In contrast, attempted reduction of syn-quinonophane (12b) with Zn powder in acetic acid yielded only a complex mixture of products. It was also found that syn-quinonophane was easily converted to the corresponding [2 + 2] cycloadducts 16 and 17 by irradiation with sunlight or tungsten lamp. When oxidation of anti- and syn-10,18-dihydroxy-7,15-di-tert-butyl[4.2]-metacyclophanes (11a) and (11b) with Tl(OCOCF3)3 in CF3COOH was carried out under the same conditions as [3.2]metacyclophanes, both compounds gave anti-metacyclophanequinone (18a). This finding suggests that the ring inversion to the thermodynamically more stable anti conformation is possible in the [4.2]metacyclophanequinone. While anti-[4.2]metacyclophanequinone (18a) was reduced with Zn powder in acetic acid, the color change of reaction mixture from pale yellow to reddish brown was observed due to the formation of the corresponding quinhydrone 19. However, the attempted isolation of the quinhydrone 19 was unsuccessful. Rather, the fully reduced tetrahydroxy derivative 20 was obtained in 91 % yield.
The title compounds, anti- and syn-[3.2]metacyclophanequinone (12a) and (12b), were prepared by oxidation of the corresponding anti- and syn-9,17-dihydroxy-6,14-di-tert-butyl[3.2]metacyclophanes (10a) and (10b) with Tl(OCOCF3)3 in CF3COOH. When anti-13.2]quinonophane (12a) was reduced with Zn powder in acetic acid, the corresponding tetrahydroxy derivative 14a was obtained, which was converted to the quinhydrone 13a by treatment with an equimolar amount of quinonophane 12a in refluxing THF. The electronic spectrum of 13a shows a band due to a charge-transfer complex at 400 nm (log-epsilon 2.45). In contrast, attempted reduction of syn-quinonophane (12b) with Zn powder in acetic acid yielded only a complex mixture of products. It was also found that syn-quinonophane was easily converted to the corresponding [2 + 2] cycloadducts 16 and 17 by irradiation with sunlight or tungsten lamp. When oxidation of anti- and syn-10,18-dihydroxy-7,15-di-tert-butyl[4.2]-metacyclophanes (11a) and (11b) with Tl(OCOCF3)3 in CF3COOH was carried out under the same conditions as [3.2]metacyclophanes, both compounds gave anti-metacyclophanequinone (18a). This finding suggests that the ring inversion to the thermodynamically more stable anti conformation is possible in the [4.2]metacyclophanequinone. While anti-[4.2]metacyclophanequinone (18a) was reduced with Zn powder in acetic acid, the color change of reaction mixture from pale yellow to reddish brown was observed due to the formation of the corresponding quinhydrone 19. However, the attempted isolation of the quinhydrone 19 was unsuccessful. Rather, the fully reduced tetrahydroxy derivative 20 was obtained in 91 % yield.