Arenes hydroxy-substituted

The Dotz benzannulation reaction yields either arene chromium tricarbonyl complexes or the decomplexed phenols, depending on the work-up conditions. Because of the instability of hydroxy-substituted arene chromium tricarbonyl complexes, yields of the latter tend to be low. High yields of arene complexes can, however, be obtained by in situ silylation of the crude product of the benzannulation reaction [336]. Oxidative work-up yields either decomplexed phenols or the corresponding quinones. Treatment of the benzannulation products with phosphines also leads to decomplexed phenols [272]. 

Alkylrhenium trioxide-catalyzed oxidations of hydroxy-substituted arenes (i.e. phenol or naphthol derivatives, discussed as intermediates on the way to the corresponding quinones [9]) by 85 % aqueous hydrogen peroxide (diluted in AcOH) affords the corresponding p-quinones in fair to high yields [10]. Control experiments without rhenium catalysts yielded very slow oxidations (less than 10 % conversion). Furthermore, under the conditions of the H202/CH3Re03/Ac0H oxidation, the quinones formed are quite stable thus hydroxy-substituted p-quinones are not derived from overoxidation of the p-quinones. 

In the case of the rhenium-catalyzed oxidation of methoxy- and hydroxy-substituted substrates, there is some complementary work concerning the general mechanism of the arene oxidation [10b, 11]. Since the major products in the oxidation of such arenes or phenols are the quinones, the formation of intermediary epoxides seems to be a predominant reaction step. When p-substituted phenols such as 2,6-di( -butyl)-4-methylphenol are treated with the MTO/H2O2 oxidant and acetic acid as solvent, the formation of hydroxydienones is observed. This is also reported for the oxidation using dimethyldioxirane as oxidant [20]. Since an arene oxide intermediate was postulated for the dioxirane oxidation, a similar mechanism is plausible here [11], e. g., for the oxidation of l,2,3-trimethoxy-5-methylbenzene (Scheme 3) or 2,6-di(f-butyl)-4-methyl-phenol. 

The oxidation of phenols to catechols or hydroquinones by tyrosinase enzymes has been developed for biocatalysis. For example, the ortho-hydroxylation of L-tyrosine 162 (and also substituted variants) to give l-DOPA 163 has been extensively studied due to the importance of l-DOPA in the treatment of Parkinson s disease [92, 93]. An arene hydroxy lating enzyme having a broad substrate scope is 2-hydroxybiphenyl 3-monooxygenase from Pseudomonas azelaica, which is able to oxidize many ortho-substituted phenols 68 to the corresponding catechols 127 [94], as shown in Scheme 32.19. A notable example of an industrial biocatalytic arene hydroxylation that has been employed on very large scale (lOOm fermentation) is the pora-hydroxylation of R)-2-phenoxypropionic acid 164 by whole cells of Beauveria bassiana Lu 700 to give (R)-2-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)propionic acid 165, an important intermediate in herbicide manufacture [95]. 

Arene(alkoxy)carbene chromium complexes react with aryl-, alkyl-, terminal, or internal alkynes in ethers or acetonitrile to yield 4-alkoxy-1-naphthols, with the sterically more demanding substituent of the alkyne (Rl Figure 2.24) ortho to the hydroxy group. Acceptor-substituted alkynes can also be used in this reaction (Entry 4, Table 2.17) [331]. Donor-substituted alkynes can however lead to the formation of other products [191,192]. Also (diarylcarbene)pentacarbonyl chromium complexes can react with alkynes to yield phenols [332]. 

Lithium homoenolates derived from carboxylic acids were generated from the corresponding /3-chloro acids by means of an arene-catalyzed lithiation. Chloro acids 186 were deprotonated with n-butyllithium and lithiated in situ with lithium and a catalytic amount of DTBB (5%) in the presence of different carbonyl compounds to yield, after hydrolysis, the expected hydroxy acids (187). Since the purification of these products is difficult, they were cyclized without isolation upon treatment with p-toluenesulfonic acid (PTSA) under benzene reflux, into substituted y-lactones 188 (Scheme 64) . 

In the presence of a ruthenium catalyst, 3-diazochroman-2,4-dione 716 undergoes insertion into the O-H bond of alcohols to yield 3-alkyloxy-4-hydroxycoumarins 717 (Equation 285) <2002TL3637>. In the presence of a rhodium catalyst, 3-diazochroman-2,4-dione 716 can undergo insertion into the C-H bond of arenes to yield 3-aryl-4-hydroxy-coumarins (Equation 286) <2005SL927>. In the presence of [Rh(OAc)2]2, 3-diazochroman-2,4-dione 716 can react with acyl or benzyl halides to afford to 3-halo-4-substituted coumarins (Equation 287) <2003T9333> and also with terminal alkynes to give a mixture of 477-furo[3,2-f]chromen-4-ones and 4/7-furo[2,3-3]chromen-4-ones (Equation 288) <2001S735>. 

Fungi appear to p>referentially ortho-hydroxylate monosubstituted arenes, however there are some exceptions. For example, the near ubiquitous ftmgus Beauveria sulfiirescens (ATCC 7159) will hydroxy-late the herbicide Propham (103) to give a 49% yield of para-substituted products (104 equation 37), about half of which were (7-glycosated. 

Dihydroxy allenes are generated from ketoenes and ethynyl epoxides. a,P-Epoxy ketones undergo reductive cleavage but the P-hydroxy ketones thus obtained can react further, for example with an e, -double bond to give cyclic 1,3-diols. Note that the double bond does not have to be activated, and furthermore, a silylalkyne moiety and a tricarbonylchromium-complexed arene can play the same role, although in the latter case the net result is a cine-substitution. 

The name cahx[n]arenes was coined by C. D. Gutsche originally to describe cyclic oligomers built up by (4-substituted) phenolic units linked in 2- and 6-position via methylene bridges (I). It is deduced from the calix or cup-like conformation assumed especially by the tetra- and pentamer, which resembles an ancient Greek vase, known as cahx crater , while arene refers to the aromatic units, the number of which is indicated by [n]. AU hydroxy groups in the general formula I are found in cndo-position at the narrow rim of the macrocycle. 

The compounds described here are an analogue of the 4-t-butylcalix[n]arenes, 4-f-butyloxacalix[3]arene (28), and a variant, 4-phenyloxacalix[3]arene (30, Figures 3.17 and 3.18) containing a deep aromatic cavity. 4-r-Butyloxacalix[3J-arene is best prepared by Gutsche s original method [2] despite the more recent publication of several other routes. Syntheses of the respective bis(hydroxy-methyl)phenols (27 and 29) are also described although the methods are quite general and can be applied to prepare a variety of bis(hydroxymethyl)phenols from 4-substituted phenols. 

Calix[n]arenes are cyclic condensation products of para-substituted phenol derivatives and formaldehyde [29], They are highly interesting for the development of sensitive coatings due to their conformational flexibility and the ease by which they may be modified chemically. Chemical modification can be done either in the meta position, or by reactions at the hydroxy group. In this way, bulky substituents [30], chelating substituents [31], aromatic residues [32], crown ethers [33,34], peptides [35,36], etc. can be introduced. A first approach to combinatorial synthesis of calix[4]arene receptors has been published by Reinhoudt and co-workers [37,38], who prepared calixarenes with different substituents. In solution, these calixarenes lead to formation of hetero-oligomers with barbiturates, and these hetero-oligomers were detected by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and H-NMR spectroscopy. 

Quinone methides are frequently reported as intermediates from irradiation of arenes having a methyl or substituted methyl group in the 2-position to a carbonyl or nitro group (H-abstraction) or a hydroxy function (formal loss of water). The latter process has been studied with pyridoxine (201) and its derivatives (202) and (203), and the mechanism by which the loss occurs is found to depend upon the pH of the solution. In neutral solution, the formation of the quinone methide (204) from (201) arises either by excited state proton transfer to the aqueous methanol solvent and loss of OH from the phenoxide ion, or by intramolecular proton transfer and loss of water, while the reaction in alkaline solution involves dehydroxylation from the excited state of the phenoxide ion. 

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