Cyclopentanones dehydrogenation

Flavoprotein 1,2-monooxygenases are used for the insertion of an atom of oxygen into the ring that is the first step in the degradation of both cyclopentanone and cyclohexanone before hydrolysis of the resulting lactones and dehydrogenation (Figure 3.5). There are two types of cycloalkanone... 

The reaction between trialkylboranes and enones has found some interesting synthetic applications. An example is the preparation of prostaglandin precursors from exo-methylene cyclopentanone, generated in situ from a Mannich base. After dehydrogenation, a second conjugate addition of tri-octylborane was used to introduce the w-chain (Scheme 25) [70]. 

PV2M010O40 has usually been used in the acid form. H5PV2M010O40 catalyzes aerobic oxidative cleavage of cycloalkanes, 1-phenylalkanes, and ketones. For example, the oxidation of 2,4-dimethyl cyclopentanone and 2-methylcyclo-hexanone gives 5-oxo-3-methylhexanoic acid and 6-oxoheptanoic acid, respectively, in yields higher than 90% [285, 286). Bromination of arenes with HBr [287), oxidative dehydrogenation of cyclohexadiene [288, 289) and a-terpinene [290), oxidation of 2,4-dimethylphenol [291) and sulfides [292) are other examples. 

Pd(OAc)2 to give the cyclohexenone 256. In clavulone synthesis, only the silyl enol ether in 257 reacts with Pd(OAc)2 to give the enone 258 [153]. The dehydrogenation can be carried out with a catalytic amount of Pd(OAc)2 using benzoquinone as the reoxidant. Cyclopentenone (260) is prepared from cyclopentanone (259) by using a supported Pd catalyst under 02 atmosphere [154], The enone 261 is converted to the dienone 263 via the dienol silyl ether 262 [155],... 

Very few examples of substituted derivatives of 1, 7, and 9 have been reported.41a 42 Two examples (19) and (20) of 1 are described above. The thermal condensation of o-aminobenzaldehydes and o-aminoaceto-phenones with substituted cyclopentanones yields derivatives of the cyclopentaquinoline system (30).41b Dehydrogenation of 31 with... 

The kinetics of the decomposition of cyclopentanone are complex and definitely differ from those of cyclobutanone as well as from those of other ketones. In spite of the uncertain mechanism, it may be stated that this reaction is, in many respects, similar to the pyrolysis of cyclopentane. In both cases, dehydrogenation and rupture of the ring take place as simultaneous processes. 

Cyclohexanones can be dehydrogenated to enones by treatment of the corresponding enol silanes with DDQ in the presence of a catalytic amount of the bis-silyl derivative of acetamide. However, the yields fall off drastically when the reaction is applied to cyclopentanones and cyclo-heptanones. Another new method for dehydrogenation of carbonyl compounds consists of conversion to their pyridine-2-sulfIde derivatives, followed by oxidation (MCPBA), and by mild heat. ... 

A simple dehydrogenation of the substituted cyclopentanone (10) with PdClj-chloranil produces the cyclopentenone (11) in ca. 70% yield. This one step conversion is particularly useful for small scale preparations. 

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