Alcohols 2.3- dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone

Studies directed toward the synthesis of bicyclomycin have resulted in the discovery of efficient routes to the construction of the 2-oxa-8,10-diazabicyclo[4.2.2]decane system (160). Thus, the monolactim ether (155) with a hydroxypropyl side chain at position 3, on oxidation with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-l,4-benzoquinone (DDQ), gave the product (156) in good yield, presumably via an iminium species (Scheme 51). No trace of the spiro compound (157) could be detected in this reaction. The formation of (156) is probably kinetically controlled. Prior protection of the alcohol as a silyl ether, followed by DDQ oxidation, gave the pyrazinone (158) subsequent deprotection and acid treatment gave the thermodynamically preferred spiro compound (159). The method has been extended to the synthesis of (160), having an exocyclic methylene this compound is a key intermediate in the total synthesis of bicyclomycin [88JCS(P1)2585]. 

Other organic mediators act as hydride atom-abstracting agents. This is true, for example, with 2,2-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) and the oxoammonium ion which is anodically accessible from 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidyl oxide (TEMPO). DDQ has been electrochemically regenerated either externally or internally The in situ electrochemical oxidation, of TEMPO to the active oxoammonium ion is performed in lutidine-containing acetonitrile. Thus, primary alcohols can be oxidized to the aldehydes, while secondary ones are stable Primary amines are transformed to nitriles. If water is present, the amines are cleaved via the Schiff bases to the corresponding carbonyl compounds... 

The para-methoxybenzyl group belongs to a class of alcohol protecting groups that are stable to basic conditions but can be removed by oxidation. Here DDQ (2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-l,4-benzoquinone) is used to yield the free primary alcohol 3. 

A mixed oxide of ruthenium, copper, iron and alumnium has been developed as a catalyst for the synthesis of aldehydes and ketones from alcohols.258 Oxidation of chiral secondary 1,2-diols with 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-l,4-benzoquinone under ultrasound wave promotion leads to the selective oxidation of benzylic or allylic hydroxyl group. The configuration of the adjacent chiral centre is retained.259 The kinetics of oxidation of ethylbenzene in the presence of acetic anhydride have been studied.260... 

The phenolic hydroxyl and etherified benzyl alcohol group can be selectively oxidized by periodate [385] and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-l, 4-benzoquinone (DDQ) [386], respectively. The periodate oxidation of guaiacyl and syringyl nuclei yields 0-quinones plus methanol and has been used to estimate the phenolic hydroxyl group content of lignin. DDQ oxidation has been applied to estimate the content of lignin-carbohydrate linkages [28]. 

Very selective oxidizing agents suitable for the conversion of primary alcohols into aldehydes are high-potential quinones such as tetrachloro-o-benzoquinone, tetrachloro-p-benzoqninone, and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone [973]. Such dehydrogenations are carried out in chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, or ethanol, usually under very mild conditions at room temperature or in refluxing ether, and give fair to good yields (equation 216) [973]. 

Allylic alcohols in steroids are oxidized by 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ), either alone (equation 258) [975] or as a catalyst with periodic acid as a reoxidant [974]. Saturated alcohols and other func-... 

A general rule is that allylic alcohols are more readily oxidized than saturated secondary alcohols [975], and these, in turn, are more readily oxidized than saturated primary alcohols [681, 741, 1041, 1152], Ceric sulfate [741], ceric ammonium nitrate [741], chlorine [681], sodium hypochlorite [1152], and 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone [975] are successfully used for this purpose (equations 287-289). 

Ac AIBN 9-BBN Bn Boc Bu Bz CAN Cbz CD CSA DABCO DAST DBN DBU DCC DDQ DEAD DHP DIAD DIBAL-H DMAP DME DMF DMP DMSO DNB EE Ee Eq Et Fmoc GLC HLADH HMDS HMPA HOBt HPLC Im acetyl 2,2/-azobisisobutyronitrile 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane benzyl f-butoxycarbonyl butyl benzoyl ceric ammonium nitrate benzyloxycarbonyl circular dichroism camphorsulfonic acid 1.4- diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane A,A-Diethylaminosulfur trifluoride 1.5- diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene l,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene A,A -dicyclohexylcarbodiimide 2.3- dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone diethyl azodicarboxylate 3.4- dihydro-2//-pyrane diisopropyl azodicarboxylate diisobutylaluminum hydride 4-A,A -dimethylaminopyridine 1,2-dimethoxyethane A,A -dimethylformamide Dess -Martin periodinane [1,1,1 -tris(acetyloxy)-1,1 -dihydro-1,2-benziodoxol-3-( IH) -one] dimethyl sulfoxide 3.5- dinitrobenzoyl 2-ethoxyethyl enantiomeric excess molar equivalent ethyl 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl gas-liquid chromatography horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase 1,1,1,3,3,3 -hexamethyldisilazane hexamethylphosphoric triamide 1 -hydroxybenzotriazole high-performance liquid chromatography 1-imidazolyl or imidazole... 

Oxidation of primary allylic alcohols. In the synthesis of several isomeric phytoenes (C40-conjugated trienes), Weedon et al. used Fetizon s reagent for oxidation of primary allylic alcohols to allylic aldehydes. Yields of >85% were reported. Use of manganese dioxide led to much lower yields (40-50%). 2,3-Dichloro-5,6-dicyano-l,4-benzoquinone also gave high yields, but mixtures of stereoisomers were obtained. 

For the synthesis of the non-diene analogue 65, which bears a benzyl group in the terminal position (Scheme 17), 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (DDQ) cleavage of the p-methoxybenzyl (PMB) ether at the C15-position did not proceed in the presence of the benzyl moiety (oxidation of the methylene in allylic-benzylic-position in C23-position). Therefore, we inverted the order of the first two steps (1) DDQ deprotection on 44 and (2) nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction performed on a free primary alcohol in C15 position. After this minor modification, completion of the synthesis followed the established route Suzuki-Miyaura crosscoupling reaction between alkyl iodide 73 (via its trialkylboronate species) and vinyl iodide 60 to yield 74 selective carbamate installation and final deprotection to afford DDM analogue 65. 

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