Diels-Alder reactions of trienes

Intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of trienes. -10 The thermal cycli/ation of the (f ,L)-triene 1 afl ords trans- and ci.v-perhydroindcnes 2 and 3, with a slight preference for the former isomer. The reaction is markedly catalyzed by Lewis acids such as A1C13, C,II5A1C12, and TiCI4, and results in cyclization exclusively to the... 

The EtAlCl2-catalyzed intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of trienes 75 affords a variety of bicyclic species such as 76 in good yield (Scheme 26). Eor the case of 76 (R = 2-MeOC6H4), one diastereomer is formed in 90% yield <2003T2451, 2000EJ03039>. 

Lewis acid-catalyzed intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of trienes, bearing an inducing moiety, e.g. oxazolidinones 62 or sultam 63, have been widely examined and employed in natural product synthesis. The cycloadducts were obtained in high yield with excellent stereoselectivities. Among the Lewis acids studied in asymmetric intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions with auxiliary 11, a chiral catalyst [(Bomyl)AlCl2] proved to be highly efficient (72% de, 25-75%). 

Scheme 3.1 Organocatalyzed intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of trienes...

Alternatively, Koskinen and Selkala reported an organocatalytic intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of triene aldehyde 17 for the preparation of bicyclo[4.3.0] nonanes 18, Scheme 3.5 [11],... 

In aqueous buffer medium at pH 7.7 the protein lavastatin nonaketide synthase catalyzed the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of triene 37 to bicychc compounds 39—41 (39/40/41 ratio 15 15 1) (Scheme 5.10). The exo-syn adduct 38 was not detected. In the absence of enzyme, a 1 1 mixture of 39 and 40 was detected in aqueous media at 20°C. 

Heteroatom functionalized terpene resins are also utilized in hot melt adhesive and ink appHcations. Diels-Alder reaction of terpenic dienes or trienes with acrylates, methacrylates, or other a, P-unsaturated esters of polyhydric alcohols has been shown to yield resins with superior pressure sensitive adhesive properties relative to petroleum and unmodified polyterpene resins (107). Limonene—phenol resins, produced by the BF etherate-catalyzed condensation of 1.4—2.0 moles of limonene with 1.0 mole of phenol have been shown to impart improved tack, elongation, and tensile strength to ethylene—vinyl acetate and ethylene—methyl acrylate-based hot melt adhesive systems (108). Terpene polyol ethers have been shown to be particularly effective tackifiers in pressure sensitive adhesive appHcations (109). 

Brmsted acid-assisted chiral Lewis acid 8 was also applied to the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of an a-unsubstituted triene derivative. ( , )-2,7,9-Decatrienal reacts in the presence of 30 mol% of the catalyst to afford the bicyclo compound in high yield and good enantioselectivity [lOd] (Scheme 1.17). 

Solid-phase Diels-Alder reactions of amino acid derived trienes [23]... 

The reaction of benzyne with cyclohexadiene has been known for some time 4>, but although a number of steroidal cis-dienes are readily available no reactions with arynes had been reported prior to our beginning such investigations 145>. This was somewhat surprising in view of the number of reports concerning the modification of steroids by means of reactions with carbenes 146 i49) and the known Diels-Alder reactions of steroidal dienes and trienes iso.isi). 

Bicyclic derivatives. Polyhydroxylated carbo-bicyclic derivatives may be regarded as carbasugars with the rigid structure resulting from the presence of the additional carbocyclic ring. The most convenient way for construction of the bicyclic skeleton consists of the Diels-Alder reaction of properly functionalized trienes (intramolecular version) or dienes and olefins (intermolecular). 

The asymmetric Diels-Alder cycloadditions of enantiopure (5)-5-(/ -tolylsulfinyl)-1,4-benzoquinones with Dane s diene under thermal and Lewis acid conditions produce tetracyclic quinones after spontaneous elimination of the sulfinyl group.The Diels-Alder reaction of barrelene with o-benzoquinone produces tetracyclo[6.2.2.2 .0 ]tetradeca-9,ll,13-triene-4,5-dione. Under kinetic control, the Diels-Alder cycloaddition of 2,3-dicyano-p-benzoquinone (98) with cyclopentadiene in MeOH produces the single cycloadduct (99) (Scheme 38). ... 

Corey later reported that BLA 59a catalyzes the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of several triene aldehydes and esters with high asymmetric induction to yield the corresponding 6/5-trons-fused bicyclic structures (Scheme 5.74) [143]. 

Alkynes are poor dienophiles in the Diels- Alder reaction decomposition occurs by an attempted thermal intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of dienynes at 160 °C. In contrast, the Ni-catalysed [4+2] cycloaddition of the dienyne 50 proceeded smoothly at room temperature using tri(hexafluoro)isopropyl phosphite to give 51, which was converted to the yohimbine skeleton 52 [15]. The same reaction is catalysed by RhCl(Ph3P)3 in trifluoroethanol [16]. Intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of the 6,8-dieneyne 53 and the 1,3,8-triene 55, efficiently catalysed by [Rh(dppe)(CH2CH2)2]SbF6 at room temperature, gave 54 and 56 [17],... 

Furthermore, azo dienophiles have been employed in diene-transmissive hetero Diels-Alder reactions of cross-conjugated trienes which allow the straightforward construction of polycyclic compounds [297]. Theoretical interest has been directed to the hetero Diels-Alder reaction of diethyl azo di-carboxylate with 1,3-cyclohexadiene whose concerted course was demonstrated by means of a high pressure study [298]. 

While the syntheses of the acyclic precursors in the examples above each require a couple of steps, symmetrical dienynes with a central triple bond and heteroatoms in the tethers are more easily accessible. They can yield heterotricyclic compounds by the same reaction mode, for example, the diaza- and dioxatricycles 121 are obtained starting from dienynes 119 (Scheme 18) [73]. Yields were best (90%) with N-tosyl linkers, with N-Boc groups the reaction was slower (41% yield), and with N-benzyl linkers only decomposition occurred. This may be due to coordination and blocking of the catalyst by the more Lewis-basic amines. The cis- and frans-diastereomers of 121 were formed in a ratio of 1.8 1, and this ratio did not change in other solvents, at different temperatures, with other catalyst precursors or under high pressure (10 kbar). In view of the apparent influence of the tether, the unsymmetrical oxazaprecursor 122 gave a 7 3 mixture of tricycles 123 and 124. Obviously, the hydridopalladation of the triple bond occurred with some regioselectivity such that intramolecular carbopalladation of the allyl-amine predominated. It is noteworthy that in these cases the intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of the intermediate trienes 120 already occur under the employed conditions, i.e. at 80 °C. 

An interesting sequence of two consecutive Heck-type cyclizations and a subsequent Diels-Alder addition was observed when the methoxycarbonyl-substituted 2-bromo-trideca-1,1 l-dien-6-yne ( /Z)-63 was treated with the typical palladium catalyst (Scheme 3-20) [172]. The cyclization of dienyne 63 at 80 °C gave two diastereomeric trienes ( /Z)-64. At higher temperature (130 °C), an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of only the ( J)-isomer ( )-64 occurred to give the tetracyclic 65, whereas (Z)-64 remained as such, probably due to steric interference of the methoxy group. 

In order to confirm the structures of solanapyrones, chemical synthesis of these phytotoxins were attempted based on biogenetic consideration [55], The retro synthesis envisaged intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of the achiral polyketide triene (a), a key intermediate, which is further divided into a pyrone moiety (b) and a diene moiety (c). The moieties a and b were prepared from dehydroacetic acid and hexadienyl acetate, respectively. Aldol condensation of the aldehyde (72) with the dithioacetal (73) gave a dienol, which was further converted to a triene (74). The intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of 74 in toluene at 170-190 °C for 1 hr in a sealed tube yielded a mixture of the adducts (75) and (76) in a ratio of 1 2. This product ratio depends on the solvents, i.e. in water (1 7), and should be useful in differentiating between artificial and enzymatic reactions in biosynthetic studies. Removal of the thioacetal groups in 75 and 76 yielded solanapyrone A (67) and D (70) in a ratio of 3 5. Though solanapyrone D (70) had not been isolated from the natural resources at this stage, the structure and stereochemistry were confirmed by H NMR spectrum. 

Such a procedure has been exploited for the synthesis of several derivatives for which an anti-inflammatory activity has been claimed [58]. A derivative under study as the Histamine H3 antagonist was prepared by the thermal intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of a triene derivative of buta-1,3-diene-1-sulfonic acid amide. 1,3-Butadiene sulfonamides 182 (a 67%, b 69%, c 99%, d 51%) were prepared by the base mediated condensation of M-Boc-methanesulfonamides (181) with a series of aldheydes. N-akylation of 182 to give trienes 183 (a 69%, b 76%, c 82%, d 59%) was achieved by reacting the sodium salts with allyl bromide in THF at reflux. The intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of compounds 183 were performed at 145 °C in toluene in a sealed vessel under argon. Under these conditions compounds 184 and 184 were obtained in good yields (a 76% ratio 6 1, b 71% ratio 6 1, c 92% ratio 3 1, d 87% ratio 3 1). 

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