Cyclization cyclopentanols

The ketyl intermediates in Sml2 reductions can be trapped by carbon-carbon double bonds, leading, for example, to cyclization of 8,e-enones to cyclopentanols. 

Cp2Ti(PMe3)2 catalyzes the reductive cyclization of the enones 44 to the cyclopentanols 46 via the metallacyclic intermediates 45 (Scheme 27) [64-66]. The cleavage of the titanium-oxygen bond in the metallacycles 45 by a hydrosilane provides a route to the generation of the active catalyst. The net transformation resembles the above-mentioned complementary radical pathway, which affords the opposite isomer. 

The reductive coupling/silylation reaction was extended to more complicated polyenes, such as the triene-substituted cyclopentanol 73, which cyclizes to provide 74 with a 72% yield and 6 1 dr after oxidation (Eq. 10) [44], The reaction is chemoselective the initial insertion occurs into the allyl substituent, which then inserts into the less hindered of the two remaining olefins, leaving the most hindered alkene unreacted. 

Krische and coworkers [44] developed a Rh-catalyzed asymmetric domino Michael/aldol reaction for the synthesis of substituted cyclopentanols and cyclohex-anols. In this process, three contiguous stereogenic centers, including a quaternary center, are formed with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity. Thus, using an enantiopure Rh-BINAP catalyst system and phenyl boronic acid, substrates 2-108 are converted into the correspondding cyclized products 2-109 in 69-88% yield and with 94 and 95% ee, respectively (Scheme 2.24). 

Electrolysis of b-al Ionic ketone 61 at a controlled cathode potential of-2.43 V (versus Ag/AgI) in anhydrous DMF using tetraethylammonium p-toluenesulfonate as co-electrolyte provides the derived ketyl radical that undergoes a 5-exo-trig selective ring closure, presumably via transition structure 62 (Scheme 11.19). The cyclization product is further reduced and subsequently protonated to afford traus-configurcd cyclopentanol 63 as single diastereomer in a total yield of 55% [80]. 

This protocol is also effective for the cyclization of an allenylaldehyde, the synthetic utility of which has been demonstrated in the synthesis of (+)-testudinariol A (Scheme 16.89) [97]. Cyclization of an allenylaldehyde provides a ris-cyclopentanol bearing a 2-propenyl group at the C2 position. The reaction mechanism may be accounted for by coordination of Ni(0) with both the aldehyde and the proximal alle-nyl double bond in an eclipsed fashion with a pseudo-equatorial orientation of the side chain, oxidative cyclization to a metallacycle, followed by Me2Zn transmetalla-tion and reductive elimination. 

Ojima has reported the catalytic cyclization/hydrosilylation of ynals to form silylated alkylidene cyclopentanols." For... 

Titanium-catalyzed cyclization/hydrosilylation of 6-hepten-2-one was proposed to occur via / -migratory insertion of the G=G bond into the titanium-carbon bond of the 77 -ketone olefin complex c/iatr-lj to form titanacycle cis-ll] (Scheme 16). cr-Bond metathesis of the Ti-O bond of cis- iij with the Si-H bond of the silane followed by G-H reductive elimination would release the silylated cyclopentanol and regenerate the Ti(0) catalyst. Under stoichiometric conditions, each of the steps that converts the enone to the titanacycle is reversible, leading to selective formation of the more stable m-fused metallacycle." For this reason, the diastereoselective cyclization of 6-hepten-2-one under catalytic conditions was proposed to occur via non-selective, reversible formation of 77 -ketotitanium olefin complexes chair-1) and boat-1), followed by preferential cyclization of chair-1) to form cis-11) (Scheme 16). 

Table 23 Cyclization of Propargyl-substituted Cyclopentanols (Equation 77)...

In this case, the intermediate vinyl radical (cf Scheme 9) underwent a remarkable [1,51-hydrogen abstraction from the non-activated C—H bond of the proximal isopropyl group. Furthermore, the resulting primary alkyl radical underwent a unique, stereoselective 5-endo-trig cyclization onto the adjacent double bond to generate a tertiary radical, which is a precursor of the highly substituted cyclopentanols 22 and 23. The reaction with Bu3SnH as radical mediator totally reversed the products ratio obtained in 88% yield, i.e. 22 23 = 19 81. 

Oxametallacycles are prepared from unsaturated aldehydes or ketones. Oxidative cyclization of 6-hepten-2-one (312) catalysed by the Ti catalyst Cp2Ti to give cyclopentanol 315 has been developed. The key step is the cleavage of the strong Ti—O bond in the oxametallacycle 313 with oxophilic hydrosilane, and the silyl ether 314 is formed with regeneration of Cp2Ti [129,130], Cyclization of 5-hexenal (316)... 

When refluxed in benzene, 3 undergoes dehydrocobaltation to provide the methyl ketone 4. When irradiated with a sunlamp at 25°, 3 cyclizes to a cyclohexane-1,2-diol (5) as a 3 2 mixture of isomers. A similar cyclization to a cyclopentanol is also possible. 

Belotti, D., Cossy, J., Pete, J.P., and Portella, C. (1986) Synthesis of bicyclic cyclopentanols by photoreductive cyclization of 8,e-unsaturated ketones. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 51, 4196-4200. 

Fig. 18 Ni(0)-catalyzed Et2Zn mediated cyclizations of 5-iodo ketones to cyclopentanols...

The synthesis of bicyclic cyclopentanols (46) via photoreductive cyclization of 5,8-unsaturated ketones (45) has been realized by Belotti et al. using hexamethylphosporic triamide (HMPA) or triethylamine (TEA) as electron donor [46]. The photocyclization proceeded remarkably efficient when HMPA was used as donor and solvent (Sch. 24). Furthermore, only one stereoisomer was obtained carrying methyl and hydroxy groups in trans-configuration. In contrast, the yields for cyclization dropped significantly when TEA in a polar solvent such as acetonitrile was used. As an example, the yield for 46 (n= 1) decreased from 81% in HMPA to 50% in TEA/ MeCN. 

The electrochemical reduction of y-oxoesters like 115, synthesized via the cyclopropane route, results in cyclization with participation of the olefinic unitn>. This reaction provides interesting cyclopentanol derivatives, which can be transformed to the corresponding cyclopentenes. Alternatively a fragmentation to medium sized ketones like 116 occurs after saponification and anodic oxidation 77>. 

C). Also, the presence of a lithium alkoxide group allows the cyclization of primary as well as tertiary alkyllithiums at temperatures as low as — 78 °C. Thus, cyclopentanol derivatives 160 are easily obtained from alcohols 159 in very high yields and as single diastereoisomers (Scheme 45). As shown with thioether 161, when the alkoxide group is placed in a homoallylic position, the reaction is even more effective and cyclized product... 

As for the cyclization of III in the second part of this problem, homologation of these arguments is insufficient to secure a reasonable mechanistic proposal, since new elements are introduced. First, only cyclopentanone (V) can be explained by a mechanism similar to that exposed here, which the reader should be able to work out without further comment. Second, an ethyl group is incorporated in compound IV. Third, ethylene is produced, indicating, therefore, that a reductive step is in operation over the organic portion. In fact, end products IV and VI are cyclopentanols, the result of reductive annullations. 

Both disubstituted alkynes (Chapter 3.3, this volume) and isolated terminal double bonds may be reduced by alkali metals in NH3, but isolated double bonds are usually stable to these conditions. However, 16,17-secopregnanes (10 equation 8) afford mixtures of cyclization products (11) and (12) in 61% to 80% yield with Na naphthalenide-THF, Na-NHs-THF, Na-THF or Li-NHs-THF. With Na-NHa-THF-r-butyl alcohol, a 91% yield of a 72 28 mixture of (11) (12) (R = Me) is obtained. This type of radical cyclization of alkenes and alkynes under dissolving metal reduction conditions to form cyclopentanols in the absence of added proton donors is a general reaction, and in other cases it competes with reduction of the carbonyl group. Under the conditions of these reactions which involve brief reaction times, neither competitive reduction of a terminal double bond nor an alkyne was observed. However, al-lenic aldehydes and ketones (13) with Li-NHs-r-butyl alcohol afford no reduction products in which the diene system survives. ... 

Radical cyclization is not limited to reaction with a C=C unit (see 15-29 and 15-30), and reactions with both C=N and C=0 moieties are known. Reaction of MeON=CH(CH2)3CHO with Bu3SnH and AIBN, for example, led to trans-2-(methoxyamino)cyclopentanol in good yield.Conjugated ketones add to aldehyde via the p-carbon under radical conditions (2 equivalents of Bu3SnH and 0.1 equivalent of CuCl) to give a p-hydroxy ketone.Addition of radical to the C=N unit of R C=N SPh ° or R—C=N—led to cyclic imines. Radical addition to simple imines leads to aminocycloalkenes. Radical also add to the carbonyl unit of phenylthio esters to give cyclic ketones. 

Abstraction of a 6 hydrogen normally competes only when a y hydrogen is not available, and produces a 1,5-biradical. There are only two choices return to the starting materials, or cyclization to a cyclopentanol. For instance, o-(o-ethylphenyl)acetophenone (46) yields I-methyl-2-phenyl-2-in-danol (47) ... 

Cyclopentanols (134) are formed by the photo-reductive cyclization of the enones (135). Reactions are carried out in HMPA and irradiation of the enones (135) in this medium effects electron transfer to yield the radical anion of the carbonyl group. Cyclization follows the "Rule of Five" and yields the cyclopentanols. ... 

Tsai et al. have disclosed that AIBN-initiated reactions of 5- and 6-bromoalkanoyl-silanes with Bu3SnH give cyclopentanol and cyclohexanol silyl ethers, respectively, in moderate to high yields (Scheme 10.232) [599]. This radical cyclization might proceed via the following radical chain mechanism ... 

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