Allylic hydroxylation metallation

The synthesis of the trisubstituted cyclohexane sector 160 commences with the preparation of optically active (/ )-2-cyclohexen-l-ol (199) (see Scheme 49). To accomplish this objective, the decision was made to utilize the powerful catalytic asymmetric reduction process developed by Corey and his colleagues at Harvard.83 Treatment of 2-bromocyclohexenone (196) with BH3 SMe2 in the presence of 5 mol % of oxazaborolidine 197 provides enantiomeri-cally enriched allylic alcohol 198 (99% yield, 96% ee). Reductive cleavage of the C-Br bond in 198 with lithium metal in terf-butyl alcohol and THF then provides optically active (/ )-2-cyclo-hexen-l-ol (199). When the latter substance is treated with wCPBA, a hydroxyl-directed Henbest epoxidation84 takes place to give an epoxy alcohol which can subsequently be protected in the form of a benzyl ether (see 175) under standard conditions. 

Table IV presents the results of the determination of polyethylene radioactivity after the decomposition of the active bonds in one-component catalysts by methanol, labeled in different positions. In the case of TiCU (169) and the catalyst Cr -CjHsU/SiCU (8, 140) in the initial state the insertion of tritium of the alcohol hydroxyl group into the polymer corresponds to the expected polarization of the metal-carbon bond determined by the difference in electronegativity of these elements. The decomposition of active bonds in this case seems to follow the scheme (25) (see Section V). But in the case of the chromium oxide catalyst and the catalyst obtained by hydrogen reduction of the supported chromium ir-allyl complexes (ir-allyl ligands being removed from the active center) (140) C14 of the...

In addition to the simple chemical methods for following these processes, infrared spectroscopy may also be used. In Fig. 9 is shown the spectrum of silica dried at 200°C before and after reaction with Zr(allyl)4- The characteristic absorption bands of the transition metal-allyl group are clearly displayed, also a significant reduction in the number of hydroxyl groups (3740 cm-1) is also clearly evident. 

Zhao et al (70) developed a method for the synthesis of dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles based on sorbing metal ions into (modified) PAMAM dendrimers followed by a reduction. Dendrimers encapsulating copper, palladium, and platinum nanoparticles have been prepared. Hydroxyl-terminated PAMAM dendrimers were used to prepare encapsulated palladium (PAMAM generations 4, 6, and 8) and platinum (PAMAM generations 4 and 6) nanoparticles. The dendrimer-encapsulated palladium and platinum nanocomposites catalyzed the hydrogenation reaction of allyl alcohol and N-isopropyl acrylamide in water 71). 

Other transition-metal oxidants can convert alkenes to epoxides. The most useful procedures involve /-butyl hydroperoxide as the stoichiometric oxidant in combination with vanadium, molybdenum, or titanium compounds. The most reliable substrates for oxidation are allylic alcohols. The hydroxyl group of the alcohol plays both an activating and a stereodirecting role in these reactions. /-Butyl hydroperoxide and a catalytic amount of VO(acac)2 convert allylic alcohols to the corresponding epoxides in good yields.44 The reaction proceeds through a complex in which the allylic alcohol is coordinated to... 

As far as the epoxidation of allylic alcohols with chiral titanium derivatives is concerned, there is agreement in the literature that the oxygen transfer step can be described as in equation 16. An /j -bound alkylperoxo moiety is present in the coordination sphere of the metal, and a preliminary coordination of the substrate through its hydroxylic function to the titanium center is required. 

A recent breakthrough in this field was made by Kanemasa and co-workers (136-138), who outlined a method to overcome the low selectivity of the cycloaddition to allylic alcohols by converting the hydroxyl group to a magnesium alkoxide. Coordination of both reactants to the metal ion accelerates the cycloaddition, affording the isoxazoline product with good to excellent stereoselectivity (136). Two transition states were proposed as pathways to the anti (erythro) and syn... 

The Simmons-Smith reaction " and its variants are widely used for the stereospecific synthesis of cyclopropane compounds. The methodology involves the use of copper-treated zinc metal (the zinc-copper couple) with diiodomethane to add methylene to a carbon-carbon double bond. Alternative use of diazomethane in catalytic reactions does not offer the same synthetic advantages and is usually avoided because of safety considerations. As significant as is the Simmons-Smith reaction for cyclopropane formation, its employment for organic synthesis was markedly advanced by the discovery that allylic and homoallylic hydroxyl groups accelerate and exert stereochemical control over cyclopropanation of alkenes (e.g, Eq. 21), and this acceleration has been explained by a transition state model... 

It was later found that stable organometallic compounds of transition metals exhibiting very low polymerization activity could be transformed into high-activity catalysts when deposited on silica, alumina, or silica-alumina.287-289 Interaction of surface hydroxyl groups with the organometallic compounds such as chromocenes, benzyl, and Tt-allyl complexes results in the formation of surface-bound organometallic complexes (41-43) 289-291... 

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