Allylation conversion

Compound 5 can be trapped through a Diels-Alder reaction with maleic anhydride and thus be shown to be an intermediate. Further evidence for a mechanism involving two subsequent allyl conversions has been provided by experiments with " C-labeled substrates. 

The conversion processes of the terminal allylic groups of the octadienediyl-Ni11 complex show very similar characteristics for the two reaction channels. The influence of electronic and steric factors on the allylic isomerization will be scrutinized in Section 5.3 and the overall role played by allylic conversion will be elucidated in the context of the entire reaction course (see Sections 6.1 and 6.2). 

The allylic conversion processes clearly represent the most feasible ones among all the critical elementary steps along the Cg-channel, involving the [NiII(octadienediyl)L] complex. Consequently, the several forms as well as the different stereoisomers are in a dynamic, pre-established equilibrium, that can likely be assumed as always being attained. 

Scheme 4. Condensed free-energy profile (kcalmol-1) of the complete catalytic cycle of the C8-reaction channel of the nickel-catalyzed cyclo-oligomerization of 1,3-butadiene for catalyst IV with L = P(OPh)3. The favorable [Ni°(p2-tr

Compounds of Group 10. Dynamic NMR spectra for (192) and (193) gave measurements of barriers to n-a allyl conversion.946 Similar studies were made on (dippe)Ni(ri3-allyl)(CN), where dippe = bis(di-isopropylphosphino) ethane.947 All 4 diastereotropic isopropyl groups in the Z-conformer of (194) (Ar = 2,6-1Pr2C6H3) give separate resonances. TOCSY experiments gave evidence on ZjE isomerisation.948 Variable-temperature NMR spectra for [2-(r 2 r 2-... 

Intramolecular rearrangements occurring as a result of CO dissociation include h -to h -allyl conversions and SCN linkage isomerism and deacylation. As for Fe(CO), the coordinatively unsaturated intermediate formed by CO loss participates in oxidative addition... 

Allylic Conversion Processes Occurring in the Octadienediyl-Ni" Complex. . 198... 

This mechanism therefore involves interconversion between trans- and cis-2-butene in accordance with their experimental results. The activation energy for the anti- to syn-Tr-allyl conversion is about 50 kJ moP higher than that for the conversion of cis-2-butene to 1-butene. The forbidding activation energy for cis trans-2-butene conversion therefore effectively eliminates the direct anti- to syn-iT-allyl transformation at lower temperatures. 

Sharpless epoxidations can also be used to separate enantiomers of chiral allylic alcohols by kinetic resolution (V.S. Martin, 1981 K.B. Sharpless, 1983 B). In this procedure the epoxidation of the allylic alcohol is stopped at 50% conversion, and the desired alcohol is either enriched in the epoxide fraction or in the non-reacted allylic alcohol fraction. Examples are given in section 4.8.3. 

Various terminal allylic compounds are converted into l-alkenes at room temperature[362]. Regioselective hydrogenolysis with formate is used for the formation of an exo-methylene group from cyclic allylic compounds by the formal anti thermodynamic isomerization of internal double bonds to the exocyclic position[380]. Selective conversion of myrtenyl formate (579) into /9-pinene is an example. The allylic sulfone 580 and the allylic nitro compound... 

As a further application of the reaction, the conversion of an endocyclic double bond to an c.xo-methylene is possible[382]. The epoxidation of an cWo-alkene followed by diethylaluminum amide-mediated isomerization affords the allylic alcohol 583 with an exo double bond[383]. The hydroxy group is eliminated selectively by Pd-catalyzed hydrogenolysis after converting it into allylic formate, yielding the c.ro-methylene compound 584. The conversion of carvone (585) into l,3-disiloxy-4-methylenecyclohexane (586) is an example[382]. 

Conversion of 5-allylthioimidates into /V-allylthioamides is catalyzed by Pd(Il). 2-Allylthiopyridine (820) is converted into the less stable l-allyl-2-thio-pyridone 821 owing to Pd complex formation[509], Claisen rearrangement of 2-(allylthio)pyrimidin-4-(3//)-one (822) affords the A-l-allylation product 823 as the main product rather than the A -3-allylation product 824[510] The smooth rearrangement of the allylic thionobenzoate 825 to the allyl thiolo-benzoate 826 is catalyzed by both PdCl2(PhCN)2 and Pd(Ph3P)4 by different mechanisms[511],... 

Dimerization is the main path. However, trimerization to form 1.3,6,10-dodecatetraene (15) takes place with certain Pd complexes in the absence of a phosphine ligand. The reaction in benzene at 50 C using 7r-allylpalladium acetate as a catalyst yielded 1,3,6,10-dodecatetraene (15) with a selectivity of 79% at a conversion of 30% based on butadiene in 22 h[ 19,20]. 1,3,7-Octatriene (7) is dimerized to 1,5,7,10.15-hexadecapentaene (16) with 70% selectivity by using bis-rr-allylpalladium. On the other hand. 9-allyl-l,4,6.12-tridecatetraene (17) is formed as the main product when PI13P is added in a 1 1. ratio[21]. 

Carboxylic acids react with butadiene as alkali metal carboxylates. A mixture of isomeric 1- and 3-acetoxyoctadienes (39 and 40) is formed by the reaction of acetic acid[13]. The reaction is very slow in acetic acid alone. It is accelerated by forming acetate by the addition of a base[40]. Addition of an equal amount of triethylamine achieved complete conversion at 80 C after 2 h. AcONa or AcOK also can be used as a base. Trimethylolpropane phosphite (TMPP) completely eliminates the formation of 1,3,7-octatriene, and the acetoxyocta-dienes 39 and 40 are obtained in 81% and 9% yields by using N.N.N M -tetramethyl-l,3-diaminobutane at 50 in a 2 h reaction. These two isomers undergo Pd-catalyzed allylic rearrangement with each other. 

Metallic Pd is a good catalyst for the conversion of the primary azide 34 into the nitrile 35 in the presence of a hydrogen acceptor such as diphenylacety-lene[33]. By this method, organic halides can be converted into nitriles without increasing the carbon number. Reaction of the azidoformate 36 with an allylic... 

The term allylic refers to a C=C—C unit The singly bonded carbon is called the allylic carbon, and an allylic substituent is one that is attached to an allylic carbon Conversely doubly bonded carbons are called vinylic carbons, and substituents attached to either one of them are referred to as vinylic substituents... 

Claisen rearrangement (Section 24 13) Thermal conversion of an allyl phenyl ether to an o allyl phenol The rearrange ment proceeds via a cyclohexadienone intermediate... 

For all three diallyl phthalate isomers, gelation occurs at nearly the same conversion DAP prepolymer contains fewer reactive allyl groups than the other isomeric prepolymers (36). More double bonds are lost by cyclisation in DAP polymerisation, but this does not affect gelation. The heat-distortion temperature of cross-linked DAP polymer is influenced by the initiator chosen and its concentration (37). Heat resistance is increased by electron beam irradiation. 

An asymmetric synthesis of estrone begins with an asymmetric Michael addition of lithium enolate (178) to the scalemic sulfoxide (179). Direct treatment of the cmde Michael adduct with y /i7-chloroperbenzoic acid to oxidize the sulfoxide to a sulfone, followed by reductive removal of the bromine affords (180, X = a and PH R = H) in over 90% yield. Similarly to the conversion of (175) to (176), base-catalyzed epimerization of (180) produces an 85% isolated yield of (181, X = /5H R = H). C8 and C14 of (181) have the same relative and absolute stereochemistry as that of the naturally occurring steroids. Methylation of (181) provides (182). A (CH2)2CuLi-induced reductive cleavage of sulfone (182) followed by stereoselective alkylation of the resultant enolate with an allyl bromide yields (183). Ozonolysis of (183) produces (184) (wherein the aldehydric oxygen is by isopropyUdene) in 68% yield. Compound (184) is the optically active form of Ziegler s intermediate (176), and is converted to (+)-estrone in 6.3% overall yield and >95% enantiomeric excess (200). 

In contrast to the above additions A-allyl- and substituted A-allyl-amides, -urethanes, -ureas and -thioureas undergo intramolecular cyclization only in 6(3-96% sulfuric acid to give the corresponding oxazolinium and thiazolinium salts. Treatment of these cations with base yields 2-oxazolines and 2-thiazolines in moderate to good yields. The reaction is illustrated by the conversion of A-2-phenylallylacetamide (342) into 2,5-dimethyl-5-phenyl-2-oxazoline (343) in 70% yield 70JOC3768) (see also Chapter 4.19). 

Alkylation of 3-methyl-4-phenylisoxazolin-5-one with allyl bromide gave a mixture of N- and C(4)- alkylation in a 2 1 ratio. Heating the mixture changed the ratio to 1 99 and this conversion is believed to take place by an amino-Claisen rearrangement (Scheme 91) (69TL543). 

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