Cyclopropanations bis

As well as monocyclic cyclopropanes, bi- and polycyclic compounds containing three-membered rings react, e.g. ... 

CYCLOPROPANATION Bis[(-)-camphor-quinone-a-dioximato] cobalt(II) hydrate. Diethylzinc-Methylene iodide. Rhodium(II) caiboxylates. 

Chiral Alcohols and Lactones. HLAT) has been widely used for stereoselective oxidations of a variety of prochiral diols to lactones on a preparative scale. In most cases pro-(3) hydroxyl is oxidized irrespective of the substituents. The method is apphcable among others to tit-1,2-bis(hydroxymethyl) derivatives of cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene. Resulting y-lactones are isolated in 68—90% yields and of 100% (164,165). 

The thermally formed difluorocarbene adds stereospecifically to either (Z)- or ( )-butene to form the corresponding dimethyldifluorocyclopropanes, which points to a singlet difluorocarbene. With butadiene mono- (220) and bis-cyclopropanated product (221) are formed, and with perfluorobutadiene the mono-adduct (222) results 65JA758). 

In Corey and Chaykovsky s initial investigation, a cyclic ylide 79 was observed from the reaction of ethyl cinnamate with ylide 1 in addition to 32% of cyclopropane 53. In a similar fashion, an intermolecular cycloaddition between 2-acyl-3,3-bis(methylthio)acrylnitrile 80 and 1 furnished 1-methylthiabenzene 1-oxide 81. Similar cases are found in transformations of ynone 82 to 1-arylthiabenzene 1-oxide 83 and N-cyanoimidate 84 to adduct ylide 85, which was subsequently transformed to 1-methyl-lX -4-thiazin-l-oxide 86. ... 

Cyclopropane, 1,1 -dibromo-2,2-diplienyl-[Benzene, l,l -(2,2-dibromocyclo-propylidene)bis-], 32 Cyclopropanecarboxyltc acid, 70 Cydopropanes, gem-dihalo, 32 CYCLOUNDECANONE, 107 Cycloundecanone, 2-hydroxy-, 110 Cycloundecene, 1-carboxy- [1-Cyclo-undecene-1-carboxylic acid], 111 Cycloundecene, 1-methoxy-, 111 1-Cycloundecene-l-carboxyhc acid, methyl ester, 108... 

Equations 17 and 18 illustrate the ring opening of 1, l-bis(phenylsulfonyl)cyclopropane (27) leading to the formation of an a-sulfonyl carbanion via pathway C in equation l16. 

Finally, an ingenious synthetic sequence by Trost, Cossy and Burks201 includes a unique desulphonylation reaction that involves an electron-transfer process. The synthetic sequence uses 1, l-bis(phenylsulphonyl)cyclopropane as a source of three carbon atoms, since this species is readily alkylated even by weakly nucleophilic species. Given an appropriate structure for the nucleophile, Trost found that desulphonylation with lithium phenanthrenide in an aprotic solvent allowed for an efficient intramolecular trapping of the resultant carbanion (equation 88). This desulphonylation process occurs under very mild conditions and in high yields it will undoubtedly attract further interest. 

The search for the racemic form of 15, prepared by allylic cyclopropanation of farnesyl diazoacetate 14, prompted the use of Rh2(OAc)4 for this process. But, instead of 15, addition occurred to the terminal double bond exclusively and in high yield (Eq. 6) [65]. This example initiated studies that have demonstrated the generality of the process [66-68] and its suitability for asymmetric cyclopropanation [69]. Since carbon-hydrogen insertion is in competition with addition, only the most reactive carboxamidate-ligated catalysts effect macrocyclic cyclopropanation [70] (Eq. 7), and CuPF6/bis-oxazoline 28 generally produces the highest level of enantiocontrol. 

Cyclohexene-l,4-dione, 2,3,5-tiichloro-3, 6-bis(l,l-dimethylethyl)- [5-Cyclo-hexcne-1,4-dione, 2,3,5-tnchloio-3,6-dwert-butyl-], 55, 33 Cyclopentadiene, 55, 15,16 Cyclopentane acetyl-,55,25 Cyclopentane 1-cyano-l-phenyl-, 55,94 Cyclopentane methyl-, 55, 62 Cyclopropane, 1-acetyl-l-phenyl-, 55 94... 

Alkyl-cyclopropane aus 3-Athoxy-alken-(l)-en allgemeine Arbeitsvorschrift4 Eine aquimolare Mischung von 3-Athoxy-alken-(l) und Bis-[2-methyl-propyl]-aluminiumhydrid wird unter Stickstoff 6—8 Stdn. bei 85-90° am RiickfluB und danach 1-2 Stdn. bei 160-180° am absteigenden Kiihler erhitzt. Als Riickstand erhalt man Athoxy-bis-[2-methyl-propyl]-aluminium. 

Durch Elektrolyse von 3-Sulfonyloxy-alkansulfensaure-chloriden bzw. 3-Sulfonyloxy-thioathem bei —1,65 bis —1,8 V in DMF/f(C2Hs)4N]Tos get. Zelle Pb-Kathode, Pt-Anode sind in hoher Ausbeute Cyclopropane zuganglich3 ... 

The present procedure for ring expansion has also been applied to l,2-bis(trimethylsilyloxy)bicyclo[n.l.0]alkanes, which are prepared by cyclopropanation of l,2-bis(silyloxy)cycloalkenes. The latter are readily available from acyloin condensations in the presence of chlorotrimethylsilane. " This reaction provides a new route to cyclic 1,3-diketones and macrocyclic compounds containing two 1,3-diketone units in the ring. 

Both rhodium and osmium porphyrins are active for the cyclopropanation of alkenes. The higher activity of the rhodium porphyrin catalysts can possibly be attributed to a more reactive, cationic carbene intermediate, which so far has defied isolation. The neutral osmium carbene complexes are less active as catalysts but the mono- and bis-carbene complexes can be isolated as a result. 

These two compounds with S configuration on their oxazohne rings were tested as copper(I) catalysts for the cyclopropanation of styrene, the hgand 9 with S axial chirality being much more enantioselective than 10 with the R configuration. Thus, the catalytic system CuOTf-(S,S)-bis(oxazolyl)-binaphthyl (9, R = Bu) led to excellent enantioselectivities, particularly for the cyclopropanation of styrene with (-menthyldiazoacetate 95% ee for the trans-cyclopropane and 97% ee for the cis, with trans/cis = 68/32. 

Ahn et al. [20] reported the synthesis of homochiral bis(oxazolinyl)-biferrocene ligands (structure 11 in Scheme 7), which also have both planar and central chirality. With these complexes, 2-(phenyl)cyclopropane carboxy-lates were obtained in up to 99% ee and a trans/cis ratio of 88/12. 

The aza-bis(oxazoline) 14, bearing sterically hindering groups, led to very good results in terms of activity and selectivity, comparable to those obtained from corresponding aza-semicorins or bis(oxazolines). For the enantioselec-tive cyclopropanation of styrene, the trans isomer was obtained in 92% ee... 

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