Catalysis cycloisomerization

Keywords Catalysis Cycloisomerization Gold Heterocycles Intermediates Ligands Proton transfer Transmetalation VinyUdene... 

Fiirstner and coworkers developed a new Pt- and Au-catalyzed cycloisomerization of hydroxylated enynes 6/4-141 to give the bicylo[3.1.0]hexanone skeleton 6/4-143, which is found in a large number of terpenes [317]. It can be assumed that, in the case of the Pt-catalysis, a platinum carbene 6/4-142 is formed, which triggers an irreversible 1,2-hydrogen shift. The complexity of the product/substrate relationship can be increased by using a mixture of an alkynal and an allyl silane in the presence of PtCl2 to give 6/4-143 directly, in 55 % yield (Scheme 6/4.36). 

A new synthetic route for functionalized polyhydroxyalkyl-pyrimidines starting from unprotected aldoses and based on montmorillonite K-10 catalysis and solvent-free microwave irradiation conditions, has been reported by Yadav et al,m Thus, reaction of D-glucose and D-xylose with semicarbazide or thiosemicarbazide (186) in the presence of montmorillonite K-10, under microwave irradiation, proceeded via domino cycloisomerization, dehydrazination, and dehydration of the intermediate semi- or thiosemicarbazones (187) to afford l,3-oxazin-2-ones or l,3-oxazine-2-thiones (188) in one single step and in yields between 79% and 85% (Scheme 34). Other mineral catalysts tested, such as silica gel and basic alumina, were far less effective for this transformation and only silica gel was active at all, giving low yields (15-28%) of compounds 188a-d. The l,3-oxazin-2-ones(thiones) thus synthesized were subsequently converted into the target pyrimidines by reaction with aromatic... 

The skeletal rearrangements are cycloisomerization processes which involve carbon-carbon bond cleavage. These reactions have witnessed a tremendous development in the last decade, and this chemistry has been recently reviewed.283 This section will be devoted to 7T-Lewis acid-catalyzed processes and will not deal, for instance, with genuine enyne metathesis processes involving carbene complex-catalyzed processes pioneered by Katz284 and intensely used nowadays with Ru-based catalysts.285 By the catalysis of 7r-Lewis acids, all these reactions generally start with a metal-promoted electrophilic activation of the alkyne moiety, a process well known for organoplatinum... 

Under catalysis of Ag+, 2,3-allenylamines can undergo cycloisomerization to afford N-containing heterocycles [135,136]. Such metal-mediated isomerizations are discussed in detail in Chapter 15. 

Marshall et al. noted that under the catalysis of Ag+ or Rh+, 1,2-allenyl ketone or aldehyde 417 may undergo cycloisomerization to afford furans 418. The reaction proceeded via the interaction of Ag+ or Rh+ with the relatively electron-rich C=C bond in the allene moiety followed by nucleophilic attack of the carbonyl oxygen [187]. Through a labeling study, it was found that the reaction proceeds by the mechanism shown in Scheme 10.162 [188]. 

Alkynyl anilines are simple and convenient starting materials for the preparation of indoles. Unprotected, unfunctionalized 2-ethynyl aniline can be cycloisomerized to indole via molybdenum vinylidene-mediated catalysis [15]. Unlike (Et3N)Mo(CO)5,... 

The Lee group originated rhodium alkenylidene-mediated catalysis by combining acetylide/alkenylidene interconversion with known metal vinylidene functionalization reactions [31], Thus, the first all-intramolecular three-component coupling between alkyl iodides, alkynes, and olefins was realized (Scheme 9.17). Prior to their work, such tandem reaction sequences required several distinct chemical operations. The optimized reaction conditions are identical to those of their original two-component cycloisomerization of enynes (see Section 9.2.2, Equation 9.1) except for the addition of an external base (Et3N). Various substituted [4.3.0]-bicyclononene derivatives were synthesized under mild conditions. Oxacycles and azacycles were also formed. The use of DMF as a solvent proved essential reactions in THF afforded only enyne cycloisomerization products, leaving the alkyl iodide moiety intact. 

The chemical reactions possible with silver catalysis are multiple and cover cycloadditions, cycloisomerizations, allylations, aldol reactions, and even C-H bond activation. Also, asymmetric versions are known, even though they still need to be improved.3-10... 

Moreover, following the cycloisomerization reaction, a tandem dimerization reaction is also possible on the same substrates under Pd11, Ag1, and Aura catalysis, leading to different substituted furans (4 or 6) depending on the nature of the catalyst used (Scheme 5.5). Indeed, from compound 3 (Scheme 5.5), palladium(II) catalysis led to a 59% yield of 4, whereas silver(I) and gold(III) catalysis led to furans 5 and 6.41... 

Few examples of ene-yne cycloisomerization reactions are seen in the literature. The first results for ene-yne cycloisomerizations were with systems bearing an heteroatom (amine or oxygen) next to the alkene counterpart (forming an enamine or an enol ether). Indeed, Dake s group reported the cyclization of enesulfonamides on alkynes (69-70, Scheme 5.30) under catalysis by platinum and silver salts.85 Catalysis using AgOTf (1 1 mol%) was particularly efficient with systems such as 69 (Scheme 5.30)... 

Copper(I) catalysis is very well established to promote intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition reactions of l,n-dienes (review [351]). The methodology recently enjoyed a number of applications [352-354], It is assumed that CuOTf, which is commonly applied as the catalyst, coordinates the diene and in this way mediates a preorganization. The Ghosh group recently reported a number of CuOTf-catalyzed photochemical [2+2] cycloaddition reactions, in which an organocopper radical complex was proposed as a cyclization intermediate (which should, however, have a formal Cu(II) oxidation state) (selected references [355-357]). A radical complex must, however, not be invoked, since the process may either proceed by a [2+2] photocycloaddition in the coordination sphere of copper without changing the oxidation state or according to a cycloisomerization/reductive elimination process. 

The 5-endo and 6-endo cyclizations of a,a>-alkynols leading to dihydrofurans and dihydropyrans have been achieved with molybdenum and tungsten catalysis [6]. Transition-metal vinylidene intermediates have been claimed to be involved in these cycloisomerizations [7]. Related cyclizations of bis-homo-propargyl alcohols were recently developed using ruthenium catalysis as shown in Eq. (3) [8]. In the presence of the sodium salt of N-hydroxysuccinimide 9,... 

Ruthenium catalysis has been extensively explored during the past decade [114]. Newly developed carbon-carbon bond forming cyclizations such as [2+2+2] cycloaddition, RCMs, and cycloisomerizations have dramatically expanded the scope of heterocycle synthesis. Relatively unexplored catalytic carbon-heteroatom bond formations have also made significant contributions to this area. Further progress in ruthenium catalysis will not only improve the conventional synthetic methodologies, but will also open the way to an unprecedented class of heterocyclic compounds, which might have a significant potential as pharmaceuticals or functional materials. 

Silver salts or reagents have received much attention in preparative organic chemistry because they are useful catalysts for various transformations involving C-G and C-heteroatom bond formation.309 Especially, the silver(i)/ BINAP (2,2 -bis(diphenylphosphino)-l,T-binaphthalene) system is a very effective catalyst for a variety of enantio-selective reactions, including aldol, nitroso aldol, allylation, Mannich, and ene reactions. Moreover, silver salts are known to efficiently catalyze cycloisomerization and cycloaddition reactions of various unsaturated substrates. Recently, new directions in silver catalysis were opened by the development of unique silver complexes that catalyze aza-Diels-Alder reactions, as well as carbene insertions into C-H bonds. 

The activation of allenes is a rather new, but particularly promising area of gold catalysis.381,400 The first example for such a transformation is the cycloisomerization of allenic ketones 480 to furans 482 which probably occurs via intermediate 481 (Scheme 147). Hashmi et /.401,401a showed that this reaction proceeds much faster when gold(m) chloride in acetonitrile is employed as the precatalyst instead of the traditionally used silver salts (cf. Section 9.12.3.2). The products are usually contaminated by substituted furans originating from a Michael addition of aurated 482 to the substrates 480, thereby indicating that the gold catalyst is also capable to activate C-H bonds of furans. 

Keywords Allylic substitution CH activation Cross-coupling Cycloisomerization Domino reactions Metallation Multicomponent reactions Palladium catalysis... 

Intramolecular variants of the Alder-ene type couplings between alkynes and alkenes have been extensively explored by means of palladium catalysis [73]. Recently, such a cycloisomerization of enynes was also accomplished with ruthenium catalysis (Scheme 4.32) [74]. 

More recently, examination of the cycloisomerization of l,l,2,2-tetramethyl-l,2-divinyldisilane 130 in the presence of a ruthenium-diphosphine complex <2005JOM3451>, ruthenium-DPPE, revealed a selective catalysis and l,l,2,3,3-pentamethyl-l,3-disilacyclopent-4-ene 132 was isolated as the major product, in addition to 131 (DPPE = bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane Equation 22). 

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