Cyclization Cyclohexenone

Pd(II)-catalyzed cyclization of the siloxyhexatriene 34 offers a cyclohexe-none annulation method. The Pd enolate 35, formed by transraetallation of the silyl enol ether with Pd(II), is an intermediate which undergoes intramolecular eWo-alkene insertion. Then Pd(II) is regenerated to give 36, and finally cyclohexenone is formed[38]. 

At higher temperatures the mixture of 10 and methyl vinyl ketone yields the 1,4-carbocyclic compound as described previously. Methyl isopropenyl ketone (5), ethyl acetylacrylate (d), 2-cyclohexenone (21), and 1-acetyl-1-cyclohexene (22) also undergo this type of cyclization reaction with enamines at higher temperatures. This cycloalkylation reaction occurs with enamines made of strongly basic amines such as pyrrolidine, but the less reactive morpholine enamine combines with methyl vinyl ketone to give only a simple alkylated product (7). Chlorovinyl ketones yield pyrans when allowed to react with the enamines of either alicyclic ketones or aldehydes (23). 

Carbonyl condensation reactions are widely used in synthesis. One example of their versatility is the Robinson anuulation reaction, which leads to the formation of an substituted cyclohexenone. Treatment of a /3-diketone or /3-keto ester with an a,/3-unsaturated ketone leads first to a Michael addition, which is followed by intramolecular aldol cyclization. Condensation reactions are also used widely in nature for the biosynthesis of such molecules as fats and steroids. 

The third and fourth steps in the synthesis of Hagemann s ester from ethyl acetoacetate and formaldehyde (Problem 23.50) are an intramolecular aklol cyclization to yield a substituted cyclohexenone, and a decarboxylation reaction. Write both reactions, and show the products of each step. 

A resident stereocenter in the enone part can control the formation of two new stereocenters in one step, guided by a synclinal transition state and an axial cyclization mode. The major product on cyclization of 4-methyl-3-[6-(trimethylsilyl)-4-(Z)-hexenyl]-2-cyclohexenone was formed in a ratio of 7.5 13S. 

The starting materials for annulative cyclization are cycloalkenones that contain the allylsilane side chain in the 4-position. Such starting materials can easily be prepared from vinylogous esters40. Furthermore, reactions of 3-alkoxy-2-cyclohexenones with functionalized iodides in the presence of lithium diisopropylamide provides an excellent route to such precursors41 34 35. 

Further functionalized compounds, such as 4-hydroxy-2-cyclohexenones, were found to be very useful substrates for both allylsilane, and alkynylsilane cyclizations. More importantly, these cyclizations can be run in high chemical yields under mild acid catalysis. 

A related cyclization can be realized starting from 4-hydroxy-2-cyclohexenones 13 or the corresponding protected ketal 12. The reaction can be initiated either by Bronsted or by Lewis acids. The stereochemical outcome is dependent on the Lewis acid used47-58,59. 

Silyl enol ethers of alkenyl methyl ketones can be efficiently cyclized to cyclopentenones and cyclohexenones by treating them with stoichiometric amounts of palladium acetate244 an example indicating the elaboration of this approach to the synthesis of a reduced benzoxepinone derivative, and the suggested244 mechanism of the reaction, are depicted in Scheme 174. 

Cyclization reactions of vinyl- and alkynylsilanes have been reviewed100. The course of the reaction of the cyclohexenone derivative 184 depends on the catalyst employed ethylaluminium dichloride gives solely the product 185 of 1,6-addition, whereas tetrabuty-lammonium fluoride yields a mixture containing 69% of the 1,4-adduct 186 and 31% of the bridged compound 187 (equation 89)101. Intramolecular addition reactions of allylic silanes102 may also be catalysed by Lewis acids (equation 90) or fluoride ions, and in this case an allyl anion or a pentavalent silicon intermediate may be involved (equation 91). Such reactions are exemplified by the formation of a 1 5 mixture of the diastereomers 189 and 190 when the cyclohexenone derivative 188 is treated with ethylaluminium dichloride (equation 92). In the presence of fluoride anion the ratio of the isomers is reversed103. 

A seven-membered ring is formed in the cyclization of 195 (equation 95)105. The homologue 196 affords the fused cyclooctane 197, together with the cis- and trans-decalinones 198 (equation 96)106. Six-, seven- and eight-membered rings are produced in Lewis acid-catalysed reactions of various cyclohexenones with side-chains terminating in allylic trimethylsilyl groups (equations 97 - 99)107. 

Recently it has been shown that radical anionic cyclization of olefinic enones effectively compete with intramolecular [2 -I- 2]-cycloaddition to form spirocy-clic compounds [205, 206], 3-Alkenyloxy- and 3-alkenyl-2-cyclohexenones 235 are irradiated in the presence of triethylamine. As depicted in Scheme 46 two reaction pathways may operate. Both involve electron transfer steps, either to the starting material (resulting in a direct cyclization) or to the preformed cyclobutane derivative 239, which undergoes reductive cleavage. The second... 

Blechert et al. have proposed a new effective approach to the synthesis of different indole alkaloids using cation domino reactions (95S592, 97AGE1474). The total yield of uleine (7a), produced on the basis of this concept, is 32%, which is quite unique in the synthesis of polycyclic indole alkaloids. Note that this is the total yield, starting from cyclohexenone 46 the yield of the key step of the synthesis - the cyclization of carbazole 47 into 7a is 95% (Scheme 12). 

A particularly important example is the Robinson annulation, a procedure which constructs a new six-membered ring from a ketone.83 84 The reaction sequence starts with conjugate addition of the enolate to methyl vinyl ketone or a similar enone. This is followed by cyclization involving an intramolecular aldol addition. Dehydration frequently occurs to give a cyclohexenone derivative. Scheme 2.10 shows some examples of Robinson annulation reactions. 

In the majority of dehydration reactions, heterocyclic compounds are formed, rather than carbocyclic compounds. Many possibilities for formation of carbocyclic compounds exist, but these are important only if (a) the heterocyclic or acyclic tautomers cannot undergo further elimination reactions, or (b) the conditions of reaction greatly favor the formation of an acyclic tautomer capable of affording only the carbocyclic compound. Both five- and six-membered carbocyclic compounds have been isolated, with reductic acid being the compound most frequently reported. Ring closure occurs by an inter-molecular, aldol reaction that involves the carbonyl group and an enolic structure. Many examples of these aldol reactions that lead to formation of carbocyclic rings have been studied.47 As both elimination and addition of a proton are involved, the reaction occurs in both acidic and basic solutions. As examples of the facility of this reaction, pyruvic acid condenses spontaneously to a dibasic acid at room temperature in dilute solution, and such 8-diketones as 29 readily cyclize to form cyclohexenones, presumably by way of 30, either in acid or base. 

A unique utilization of an activated methylene group to form a thiophene derivative is represented in the cyclization in acidic xylene of (95), formed by Michael addition of 2-mercapto diethyl acetal, to cyclohexenone. Compound (96), produced as a crystalline solid in better than 80% yield, was readily converted to the corresponding thiophene (97) or benzothiophene (98) by oxidation. Oxidation of (96) with chloranil gave (97) in 63% yield (70JHC393). 

The simplest approach which can be envisaged to 4/f-pyrans involves the ring closure of 1,5-diketones. However, such molecules are frequently able to undergo a facile intramolecular aldol condensation leading to cyclohexenones, which competes successfully with cyclization to the pyran. 

A much more generally useful process was developed by Robinson to prepare cyclohexenones from ketones and methyl vinyl ketone or its derivatives. Again, because good compilations of the Robinson annulation exist,8 only a few examples are given here. The first step of this process, the Michael addition, is carried out by normal base catalysis, while the second step, the aldol condensation, is best accomplished by the use of a secondary amine to form the enamine of the acyclic ketone, which then cyclizes... 

The solution to the problem was found when the free alcohol 17 was converted to the corresponding trimethylsilylether 19 (Scheme 5), prior to RCM. The cyclization then proceeded smoothly, in the presence of Ti(OiPr)4 (30 mol%) to afford cyclohexenone 23 in good yield. The reaction was repeated using the methyl ether 21 with similar results. Finally, catalytic hydrogenation of cyclohexenone 24 afforded model compound 25. Inspection of the NMR data indicated a large (7=11 Hz) coupling between H2 and H3, and a small (7 = 2.4 Hz) coupling between... 

The above described total synthesis shows the application of the (7-carbonyl radical-initiated tandem cyclization reaction for the first generation of (+)-paniculatine. With this method starting from 2-substituted-5-(R)-cyclohexenone 5 Sha and co-workers obtained 15 (=1) in 21 steps. Furthermore the HBr-salt of this alkaloid was prepared and subjected to a single X-ray analysis, which unambiguously confirmed the structure and stereochemistry of this synthetic (+)-paniculatine. 

A further example of the use of 2//-thiopyrans as surrogates for m-substituted dienes involves the use of the protected 3,4-dihydio-3-(3-oxobutyl)A//-thiopyranA-onc, 3-[2-(2-methyl-l,3-dioxolan-2-yl)ethyl]-4-[tris(l-methy-lethyl)silyl)oxy-2//-thiopyran 328 as an equivalent of l-ethenyl-2-methylcyclohexene in Diels-Alder reactions. The thiopyran reacted with various maleimides to yield the endo cycloadducts and with methyl propenoate to give the exo adduct under either thermal or Lewis-acid-catalyzed conditions. In the latter case concomitant release of the protected ketone functions occurs, acid-catalyzed cyclization of which generates a fused cyclohexenone ring (Scheme 67). Desulfurization, preferably before the aldol cyclization, leads to derivatives of 2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8-octahy-dro-4a-methylnaphthalenes < 1997CJC681 >. 

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