Trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene

There have been few mechanistic studies of Lewis acid-catalyzed cycloaddition reactions with carbonyl compounds. Danishefsky et ah, for example, concluded that the reaction of benzaldehyde 1 with trans-l-methoxy-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)-l,3-di-methyl-1,3-butadiene (Danishefsky s diene) 2 in the presence of BF3 as the catalyst proceeds via a stepwise mechanism, whereas a concerted reaction occurs when ZnCl2 or lanthanides are used as catalysts (Scheme 4.3) [7]. The evidence of a change in the diastereochemistry of the reaction is that trans-3 is the major cycloaddition product in the Bp3-catalyzed reaction, whereas cis-3 is the major product in, for example, the ZnCl2-catalyzed reaction - the latter resulting from exo addition (Scheme 4.3). 

Node and co-workers have found that the Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes v/ith 1-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (Danishefsky s dienesi exhibit abnormal exo-se-lecdvity Electrostadc repulsion between the nitro and the silyloxy group of the diene induces this abnormal exc-selecdvity (Tq 8 10 This selecdve reacdon has been used for the asymmetric synthesis of various naniral products as shovm in Scheme 8 6... 

Several other examples of regioselective cyclopropanation of 1- and 2-substituted butadienes in the presence of copper catalysts are known (Scheme 5). 2-Trimethyl-siloxy-1,3-butadiene parallels the behavior of other 2-substituted butadienes (see Table 9) in that the electron-rich double bond is cyclopropanated 60. With the 1-methoxy-, acetoxy- or trimethylsilyloxy-substituted butadienes 17, 18 and 19, both double bonds are cyclopropanated, thus giving rise to sometimes unseparable mixtures of regio- and stereoisomers 79). Perhaps, the yields of separated and isolated regioisomers in some cases do not reflect the true regioselectivity as considerable... 

The reaction of l-methoxy-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)-l,3-butadiene with enone 286 in refluxing toluene for 48 h, followed by treatment with tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF), gave the adduct 287 as a single diastereomer (Equation 46) <1997T11731>. 

Ohfune and coworkers78 used Diels-Alder reactions between 2-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (63) and acrylate esters 64 to synthesize constrained L-glutamates which they intended to use for the determination of the conformational requirements of glutamate receptors. The reactions between 63 and acrylate esters 64a and 64b did not proceed. Changing the ethyl and methyl ester moieties into more electron-deficient ester moieties, however, led to formation of Diels-Alder adducts, the yields being moderate to good. In nearly all cases, the cycloadducts were obtained as single diastereomers, which is indicative of a complete facial selectivity (equation 22, Table 1). Other dienes, e.g. cyclopentadiene and isoprene, also showed a markedly enhanced reactivity toward acrylate 64g in comparison with acrylate 64a. 

In contrast with the metal-free cycloaddition again, the efficiency of metal mediated cycloaddition reactions is relatively insensitive to the electronic nature of the reactants. This has been nicely demonstrated by Rigby and colleagues305 who treated complex 494 with a 1 1 mixture of methyl sorbate (502) and 1-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (50). The reaction proceeded in 90% yield and afforded 503 and 504 in a 46 54 ratio (equation 146). 

An outstandingly reactive diene is l-methoxy-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)-l,3-butadiene ( Danishefsky s diene ) 4, prepared by the action of trimethylsilyl chloride on the ketone 3 in the presence of zinc chloride/triethylamine (equation 7)6. The reaction of diethyl mesoxalate with Danishefsky s diene gives the dihydropyran 5 with the (trimethylsily-loxy)dienes 6 and 7, mixtures of dihydropyrans are obtained, in which the meta-isomers predominate (equations 8 and 9)7. 

The hetero-Diels-Alder cyclization reaction of tra s-l-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene (Si) (= Danishefsky s diene) with benzaldehyde (S ) (Scheme 12.23) [217-221] is a promising reaction for evaluating the catalytic properties of Lewis acidic lanthanide centers, and has enormous potential for asymmetric synthesis of natural products (e.g., monosaccharides) [222-225]. 

Hybrid materials [Ln(fod) (THF)y] MCM-41.28o [Ln = Sc (18F), Y (19F) and La (26F)] and [Y(fod)3] MCM-41.28o (6) were used under standard conditions as catalysts for the Danishefsky transformation (Table 12.9). In these reactions 1.1 equivalents of benzaldehyde (Sj) were allowed to react with trans-l-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene (Si) in n-hexane at ambient temperature. The outcome of the reaction was highly dependent on the synthesis procedure used for the Ln-fod surface complexes. For materials [Ln(fod) ,(THF)y] MCM-41.28o. obtained by secondary ligand exchange from silylamide surface complexes 18,19 and 27 (via route C in Scheme 12.3 see also Table 12.3 and Scheme 12.8), the... 

Ln = Sc, Y, La), and have been tested as heterogeneous catalyst in the Diels-Alder cyclization of terH-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene with benzaldehyde (Danishefsky transformation of 1,3-dienes), and proved active [51]. The surface yttrium bis-dionate has also been synthesized directly from the molecular precursor [Y( Bu-COCHCO-"C3F7)3] by reaction with MCM-41 surface silanols [51]. 

Simple dienes react readily with good dienophiles in Diels-Alder reactions. Functionalized dienes are also important in organic synthesis. One example which illustrates the versatility of such reagents is l-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene (.Danishefsky s diene) 1 Its Diels-Alder adducts are trimethylsilyl enol ethers which can be readily hydrolyzed to ketones. The /j-mcthoxy group is often eliminated during hydrolysis. 

By allowing Cjq to react with 2-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene in toluene at reflux [38, 94], another stable Diels-Alder adduct was obtained (Scheme 4.14). The ketone 93 is formed after hydrolysis of the uncharacterized intermediate silyl enol ether under flash chromatographic conditions. 

Based on bis-silylated dienes another approach to quinoxaline derivatives such as 80 (Scheme 4.10) was found [97]. Fast [4+2] cycloaddition takes place by treatment of Cgo with 2,3-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)butadiene 98, yielding the acyloin-fused fullerene derivative 100 in good yields (Scheme 4.16). The silylated diene is formed in situ by treatment of 98 at 180 °C in o-dichlorobenzene. Controlled bromination of the intermediate 99 leads to the transient diketone 101, which reacts readily in a one-pot reaction with various o-diaminoarenes to yield the quinoxaline-fused fullerenes 102. 

The reaction of carbohydrate-derived imines with the Danishefsky diene, ( )-1 -methoxy-3-(trimethylsilyloxy)butadiene, to form heterocycles via the open-chain adducts (for assignment, see pp 456 and 478)130. 

TRIMETHYLSILYLOXY-l,3-BUTADIENE AS A REACTIVE DIENE DIETHYL traits-4-TRIMETHYLSILYLOXY-4-CYCLOHEXENE-l,2-DICARBOXYLATE... 

A. 2-Trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (1). An oven-dried 500-ml., three-necked, round-bottomed flask is fitted with two oven-dried addition funnels, a glass stopper, and magnetic stirrer, and placed in a 80-90° oil bath. Under an inert atmosphere, methyl vinyl ketone (25.0 g., 0.357 mole) in 25 ml. of dimethylformamide and chlorotrimethylsilane (43.4 g., 0.400 mole) in 25 ml. of dimethylformamide are added over 30 minutes to a magnetically stirred solution of triethylamine (40.5 g., 0.400 mole) in 200 ml. of dimethylformamide (Note 1). The reaction gradually darkens from colorless to yellow or dark brown, and supports a white precipitate of triethylamine hydrochloride. The reaction is set up to run overnight, or ca. 14 hours. 

The first reference to 2-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (1) was a report2 of its reaction with tetracyanoethylene by Cazeau and Frainnet without mention of any experimental details. Later, Conia3 reported its synthesis in 50% yield with only a reference made to the usual House procedure4 for silyl enol ethers. The diene 1 has also been prepared using lithium diisopropylamide as base and chlorotrimethylsilane in tetrahydrofuran-ether (1 1) in yields up to 65%, but on a smaller scale.s... 

Butadienes substituted with alkoxy groups in the 2-position, e.g., 2-ethoxy-1,3-butadiene,6 have been prepared from methyl vinyl ketone, but they required several conversions and a tedious spinning-band distillation to purify the product. This slight modification of the House procedure has been used to conveniently prepare 2-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene from the readily available methyl vinyl ketone. This one-step procedure has provided large amounts of a new and reactive diene for Diels-Alder reactions, as illustrated in Table I. 

Trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene Silane, trimethyl[(l-methylene-2-propenyl)oxy]- (8,9) (38053-91-7)... 

HEXAHYDRO - 4a,5 - DIMETHYL - 2(3H) - NAPHTHALE-NONE and 2-TRIMETHYLSILYLOXY-1,3-BUTADIENE AS A REACTIVE DIENE DIETHYL trans -4-TRIMETHYL-SILYLOXY-4-CYCLOHEXENE-1,2-DICARBOXYLATE. Sulfur substitution also continues to be of high interest, and three preparations on sulfide synthesis are included BENZYL SULFIDE DIALKYL AND ALKYL ARYL SULFIDES NEOPENTYL PHENYL SULFIDE and UNSYMMETRICAL DIALKYL DISULFIDES sec-BUTYL ISOPROPYL DISULFIDE. 

New possibilities in hetero-Diels-Alder condensation have been opened by the introduction of highly active l-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-, 4-benzoyIoxy-l-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-, and 2-acetoxy-l-alkoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadienes ( Danishefsky dienes, 5). These compounds readily react under atmospheric pressure, in the presence of Lewis acids, with normal aldehydes (e.g., acetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, furfural) to furnish 2,3-disubstituted or 2,3,5-trisubstituted derivatives of 2,3-dihydro-4H-pyran-4-one 7 capable of readily functionalizing to sugars (Scheme 5) [26]. This approach... 

Similarly prepared were 3-acetoxy-2,3-dihydro-4//-pyran-4-one (2 Rj = H, R2 = OAc) [from l-methoxy-2-acetoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene (1 Rj = H, R2 = OAc) and paraformaldehyde in 67% yield] and 5-acetoxy-3-benzoyloxy-2,3-dihydro-4f/-pyran-4-one (from l-benzoyloxy-2-r-butyldimethylsilyloxy-3-acetoxy-4-methoxy-l,3-butadiene and paraformaldehyde in 75% yield). 

Org. Synth. 6/ 147 (1983) l-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-l,3-butadiene is commercially available. 

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