Cyclization with Alkenes

As pointed out earlier, cycloalkylation reactions can also result from the reaction of arenes with bifunctional alkylating agents or in cases where bifunctional intermediates are involved. An example of the former is shown in equation (114), where a chiral, lactone-substituted alkene cyclizes with the arene to produce a chiral tetrahydronaphthalene derivative. 

Depending on the substituents of l,6-enynes, their cyclization leads to 1.2-dialkylidene derivatives (or a 1.3-diene system). For example, cyclization of the 1,6-enyne 50 affords the 1.3-diene system 51[33-35]. Furthermore, the 1.6-enyne 53, which has a terminal alkene, undergoes cyclization with a shift of vinylic hydrogen to generate the 1,3-diene system 54. The carbapenem skeleton 56 has been synthesized based on the cyclization of the functionalized 1,6-enyne 55[36], Similarly, the cyclization of the 1,7-enyne 57 gives a si -mem-bered ring 58 with the 1,3-diene system. 

The isoxazoles (585) were formed regioselectively from the (dioxoalkyl)phosphonium salts (584) with hydroxylamine hydrochloride, the direction of cyclization being different from that of the nonphosphorus-containing 1,3-dioxo compound (see Chapter 4.16). Aqueous sodium hydroxide converted (585) into the isoxazole (586) and triphenylphosphine oxide. Treatment of (585) with n-butyllithium and an aldehyde gave the alkene (587). With hydrazine or phenylhydrazine analogous pyrazoles were formed (80CB2852). 

Formation of chlorohydrins from alkenes Chlorination with solvent participation and cyclization Formation of chlorohydrins in acidic aqueous solution. 

The protic catalytic conditions are also compatible with trapping of the radicals formed after cyclization with acrylates or acrylonitriles prior to their reduction with Cp2TiCl . In this manner highly substituted alkenes for the potential preparation of modified steroids can be accessed (Scheme 19) [97]. 

The above-mentioned important and impressive applications of titanocene mediated and catalyzed epoxide opening have been achieved by using the already classical 5-exo, 6-exo and 6-endo cyclizations with alkenes or alkynes as radical acceptors. Besides these achievements, the high chemoselectiv-ity of radical generation and slow reduction of the intermediate radicals by Cp2TiCl has resulted in some remarkable novel methodology. 

The cyclization of alkenols can also occur through an interesting relay mechanism (Equation (125)). Under AuC13 catalysis, the alkyne of an enynol is first activated to promote a cationic G-G bond-forming cyclization with the alkene. The G-O bond-forming ring closure then occurs via capture of the carbocation by the alcohol.451... 

In the gluco case (Scheme 13) the radical cyclization, with its requirement for the formation of a czs-fused ring junction [129,130], takes place uneventfully on the opposite face of the alkene radical cation to the one shielded by the phosphate anion, whereas in the manno series cyclization is severely retarded by the presence of the phosphate group above the face of the radical cation on which cyclization must occur. This steric retardation of the cyclization step results in a breakdown of chain propagation and results in the longer reaction times observed. Furthermore, the retardation of the radical cyclization step in the manno case enables the alkene radical cation to take... 

An exception to the general model arises for systems bearing a substituent directly adjacent to the alkene radical cation. Here, the syn diastereomer cyclizes with a high degree of stereocontrol, as predicted by the model (Scheme 37) [131,144,145]. 

Oxazine derivatives are formed from unsaturated AAs. Vinylglycine, after epoxidation at the double bond, yielded methyl l,3-oxazin-2-one-4-carboxylate after treatment with sodium methoxide or p-chlorophenol (90TL2291). Similarly, some alkenes react with methyl a-methoxyhippurate and cyclization occurs with BF3-Et20 (75TL3737). In sulfuric acid butyro-lactones are formed. 

ELECTROPHILIC ADDITIONS TO CARBON-CARBON MULTIPLE BONDS A. Chlorinating agents Sodium hypochlorite solution 7V-Chloro succi n i m i de Antimony pentachloride Formation of chlorohydrins from alkenes Chlorination with solvent participation and cyclization Controlled chlorination of acetylenes... 

Various alkenes react with diphenyl diselenide/(NH4)2S208, in an aqueous acetonitrile as a solvent in the presence of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to afford the amidoseleny-lation products. It has been observed that some unsaturated nitriles in dioxane undergo intramolecular cyclization reaction to give the corresponding phenylselenolactones. 

Elsewhere, Heaney et al. (313-315) found that alkenyloximes (e.g., 285), may react in a number of ways including formation of cyclic nitrones by the 1,3-APT reaction (Scheme 1.60). The benzodiazepinone nitrones (286) formed by the intramolecular 1,3-APT will undergo an intermolecular dipolar cycloaddition reaction with an external dipolarophile to afford five,seven,six-membered tricyclic adducts (287). Alternatively, the oximes may equilibrate to the corresponding N—H nitrones (288) and undergo intramolecular cycloaddition with the alkenyl function to afford five,six,six-membered tricyclic isoxazolidine adducts (289, R = H see also Section 1.11.2). In the presence of an electron-deficient alkene such as methyl vinyl ketone, the nitrogen of oxime 285 may be alkylated via the acyclic version of the 1,3-APT reaction and thus afford the N-alkylated nitrone 290 and the corresponding adduct 291. In more recent work, they prepared the related pyrimidodiazepine N-oxides by oxime-alkene cyclization for subsequent cycloaddition reactions (316). Related nitrones have been prepared by a number of workers by the more familiar route of condensation with alkylhydroxylamines (Scheme 1.67, Section 1.11.3). 

The intramolecular reaction of alkenes with various O and N functional groups offers useful synthetic methods for heterocycles[l3,14,166]. The reaction of unsaturated carboxylic acids affords lactones by either exo- or endo-cyclization depending on the positions of the double bond. The reaction of sodium salts of the 3-alkenoic acid 143 and 4-alkenoic acid 144 with Li2PdCU affords mostly five-membcrcd lactones in 30-40% yields[ 167]. Both 5-hexe-noic acid (145) and 4-hexenoic acid (146) are converted to five- or six-mem-bered lactones depending on the solvents and bases[168]. Conjugated 2,4-pentadienoic acid (147) is cyclized with Li2PdCl4 to give 2-pyrone (148) in water[169]. 

Intramolecular aminopalladation has been applied to the total synthesis of the complex skeleton of bukittinggine (179). For this reaction. Pd(CF3CO )2 (10 mol%) and benzoquinone (1.1 equiv.) are used. It is important to use freshly recrystallized benzoquinone for successful cyclization. Formation of a 7r-allylpalladium species as an intermediate in this amination reaction has been suggested 182]. The amino group in obromoaniline reacts first with acrylate in the presence of PdCF to give 180, and then intramolecular Heck reaction of the resulting alkene 180 with Pd(0) catalyst affords indolecarboxylate 181[183]. 

For strychnine 3, the ketone 11 was converted to the alkene 12 by reduction of the enol inflate derived from the more stable enolate. Deprotection and acylation gave 13, which was cyclized with Pd to give, after equilibration, the diene 14. Alkylation, to give IS, followed by Pd-mediated cyciization then gave 16, which was reduced and cyclized to (-)-strychnine 3. 

Enol lactones with a halogen at the vinylic position have been synthesized as potential mechanism-based inactivators of serine hydrolyases <81JA5459). 5-Hexynoic acids (181) can be cyclized with mercury(II) ion catalysis to y-methylenebutyrolactones (182) (Scheme 41). Cyclization of the 6-bromo and 6-chloro analogues leads stereospecifically to the (Z)-haloenol lactones (trans addition) but is quite slow. Cyclization of unsubstituted or 6-methyl or 6-trimethylsilyl substituted 5-hexynoic acids is more rapid but alkene isomerization occurs during the reaction. Direct halolactonization of the 5-hexynoic acids with bromine or iodine in a two-phase system with phase transfer catalysis was successful in the preparation of various 5-halomethylene- or 5-haloethylidene-2-phenylbutyrolactones and 6-bromo-and iodo-methylenevalerolactones (Scheme 42). 

The effect of the nature of the electrophile on the stereoselectivity of reactions with substrates containing a terminal alkene and an allylic substituent is dramatically illustrated by some recent results with palladium electrophiles.124 Cyclizations of 3-methyl- or 3-phenyl-5-hydroxyalkenes with palladium catalysts proceed with high selectivity (>9 1) for the 2,3-trans isomer (equation 41).50-124 It is suggested that the steric interactions of the palladium-alkene complex affects the stereochemistry of these cyclizations. In some related cyclizations to form tetrahydropyran products (equation 42 and Table 10), reaction with iodine in the presence of sodium bicarbonate gives a different major diastereomer from cyclization with mercury(II) trifluoroacetate or palladium chloride.123... 

Cyclizations with nitrogen nucleophiles involving alkynes and allenes have received little attention until recently. The cyclizations of several a-aminoallenes to 3-pyrrolines with silver tetrafluoroborate was reported by Claesson and coworkers (equation 133).264 A similar cyclization to form A -carba-penems has been reported (equation 134).265 Diastereomeric allenes (R1 R2) were shown to cyclize with complete stereocontrol. Cyclization with palladium chloride in the presence of allyl bromide or electrophilic alkenes allowed for the intermediate vinylpalladium species to be trapped by the electrophile.2651 A related product was obtained by cyclization of an alkynic substrate (equation 13S).265 Other examples of 5-endo cyclization of p-aminoalkynes50 include the formation of indoles by cyclization of 2-alkynylanilines with mercury salts200 or palladium chloride,266a,266b,266c formation of 1-pyrrolines with catalytic palladium chloride (equation 136)198 and formation of pyrroles by cyclization of hydroxy-substituted p-aminoalkynes.198,2666... 

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