Dienes, carbocyclization

With the advent of enantioselective zirconocene-catalyzed alkene carbomagnesiation,27 27a 27c 28 28a chirally modified zirconocenes soon were applied to asymmetric reductive diene carbocyclization.2 a c As demonstrated by the reductive cyclization of 5a,29 highly enantioselective cyclization is enabled through the use Brintzinger s chiral, mszz-zirconocene.30 30a (For the preparation and resolution of chiral tf .szz-zirconocene 6, see Refs 30,30a.) However, moderate diastereoselectivities and yields are generally observed (Scheme 5). 

Reductive Carbocyclization of Dienes. Carbocyclization-silylation of 1,5- and 1,6-dienes such as 39 (52-58) as well as enynes (59) catalyzed by Cp 2YMe THF or Cp 2LuMe THF is a highly regio- and diastereoselective process, which tolerates various functional groups such as ethers, thioacetals, and tertiary amines in spite of the strong Lewis acidity of the catalysts (Scheme 22). This reaction has been applied to the synthesis of izidine alkaloids such as epilupinine 43 (Scheme 23) (54). 

Since diazaquinones are among the most powerful dienophiles, they undergo [4+2] cycloaddition (Diels-Alder) reactions with a great variety of dienes to give various heterocyclic systems accessible with difficulty by other methods. Diazaquinone reacts with butadiene and substituted butadienes, carbocyclic and heterocyclic dienes, 1-vinylcycloalkenes, polyaromatic compounds and vinylaromatic compounds to afford bicyclic and polycyclic bridgehead diaza systems, including diazasteroids (Scheme 56). 

The Diels-Alder reaction of nitroalkenes with Danishefsky s dienes is applied to synthesis of truncated carbocyclic analogues of a potent neuraminidase inhibitor 4-guanidino-NemAc en fsee Scheme 8.5. Carbocyclic analogs are found to retain interesting levels of antiviral activity comparable to those shovm by their oxygen-containing compounds in Scheme 8.5. 

Amino-subsdnued dienes are also important dienophiles in Diels-Alder reactions Recently, chiral and achiral 2-amino-l,3-dienes have been prepared to snidy their reactivity Csee also asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction Section 8 1 2 The reaction of 2,3-diamino-l,3-butadienes v/ith nitrostyrene gives unusual [3t-2 carbocyclization products, 2-aminocyclopentanones, which are not formed by the direct cycloaddidon but derived from the Michael addidon products fsee secdon discussing the Michael addidon Secdon 4 1 3 "... 

Generally, oxepins have a tendency to contract to a six-membered carbocycle when treated with acid. The driving force is the aromaticity of the phenol formed. However, when the less stable cyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-diol with an appropriate substitution pattern is treated with acid, the oxepin system is obtained. The treatment of cyclohexadienediols that are substituted with tert-butyl groups in the 2- and 6-positions and aryl at Cl and C4 with trifluoroacetic acid produces oxepins 1 with elimination of water.186 187 This reaction, however, is restricted to certain aryl substituents with at least some electron-donating effect. Generally, cyclohexa-2,4-dienone derivatives 2 are formed.187,188... 

When the cnolate of an enone is brought into reaction with an enone, usually a carbocyclic system is prepared by two consecutive Michael additions (M1MIRC reactions). Due to the lower temperatures employed and the absence of diene polymerization these reactions are useful alternatives for Diels-Alder reactions and proceed in general with high diastereoselectivities. When neither enolate nor enone is cyclic a monocyclic system is formed 338 which can be converted into a bicyclic system when the Michael addition is followed by an aldol reaction339. When, however, the enolate is cyclic a bicyclic or a tricyclic system is formed340 341. 

The widespread occurrence and biological significance of polyoxygenated carbocycles provided the impetus to apply RCM to sugar-derived dienes. Carbohydrate carbocyclization based on a sequence of Vasella reductive opening of iodo-substituted methyl glycosides [25], and RCM of the dienes available from the resulting unsaturated aldehydes, were used to prepare a series of natural compounds (Schemes 5-7). 

Similarly a marked increase of regioselectivity has been shown in the catalyzed Diels-Alder reactions of the chiral bicyclic lactame 24 (Scheme 3.9) with a variety of dienes [27] (isoprene, mircene, (E,E)-L4-dimethylbutadiene, 2,3-di-methylbutadiene, 2-siloxybutadiene). The catalyzed reactions were more regio-selective and totally enJo-antz-diastereoselective anti with respect to the bridgehead methyl group). The results of the cycloadditions with isoprene and mircene are reported in Scheme 3.9. The cycloadducts have then been used to provide interesting fused carbocycles [28] with high enantiomeric purity as shown in Scheme 3.10. 

Good yields and high diastereoselectivities were obtained by using zeolites in combination with Lewis-acid catalyst [21]. Table 4.7 illustrates some examples of Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene, cyclohexadiene and furan with methyl acrylate. Na-Y and Ce-Y zeolites gave excellent results for the cycloadditions of carbocyclic dienes, and combining these zeolites with anhydrous ZnBr2 further enhanced the endo diastereoselectivity of the reaction. An exception is the cycloaddition of furan that occurred considerably faster and with better yield, in comparison with the classic procedure [22], when performed in the presence of sole zeolites. 

By the radical pathway l, -diesters, -diketones, -dienes or -dihalides, chiral intermediates for synthesis, pheromones and unusual hydrocarbons or fatty acids are accessible in one to few steps. The addition of the intermediate radicals to double bonds affords additive dimers, whereby four units can be coupled in one step. By way of intramolecular addition unsaturated carboxyhc acids can be converted into five raembered hetero- or carbocyclic compounds. These radical reactions are attractive for synthesis because they can tolerate polar functional groups without protection. 

Hydrosilylation of dienes accompanied by cyclization is emerging as a potential route to the synthesis of functionalized carbocycles. However, the utility of cycliza-tion/hydrosilylation has been Umited because of the absence of an asymmetric protocol. One example of asymmetric cycUzation/hydrosilylation has been reported very recently using a chiral pyridine-oxazoUne ligand instead of 1,10-phenanthroline of the cationic palladium complex (53) [60]. As shown in Scheme 3-21, the pyridine-oxazoUne Ugand is more effective than the bisoxazoUne ligand in this asymmetric cyclization/hydrosilylation of a 1,6-diene. 

Some years ago we began a program to explore the scope of the palladium-catalyzed annulation of alkenes, dienes and alkynes by functionally-substituted aryl and vinylic halides or triflates as a convenient approach to a wide variety of heterocycles and carbocycles. We subsequently reported annulations involving 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-dienes unsaturated cyclopropanes and cyclobutanes cyclic and bicyclic alkenes and alkynes, much of which was reviewed in 1999 (Scheme l).1 In recent days our work has concentrated on the annulation of alkynes. Recent developments in this area will be reviewed and some novel palladium migration processes that have been discovered during the course of this work will be discussed. 

Extension to carbocyclization of butadiene telomerization using nitromethane as a trapping reagent is reported (Eq. 5.48).72 Palladium-catalyzed carbo-annulation of 1,3-dienes by aryl halides is also reported (Eq. 5.49).73 The nitro group is removed by radical denitration (see Section 7.2), or the nitroalkyl group is transformed into the carbonyl group via the Nef reaction (see Section 6.1). 

The tandem-Knoevenagel-ene reaction is a powerful tool to synthesize five-and six-membered carbocycles.2 5 The process is exemplified by the diastereoselective synthesis of 4a. Compound 4a has been obtained In both enantiomeric forms and as a racemate according to the procedure described here. The sequence includes the Knoevenagel reaction of citronellal, 1, and dimethyl malonate, 2, followed by the intramolecular ene cyclization of the chiral 1,7-diene 3 to yield the trans 1,2-disubstituted products 4a and 4b. Whereas the thermal cyclization of 3 at 160°C provides 4a and 4 b in a ratio of only 89.7 10.3, the Lewis acid... 

Endoperoxides of carbocyclic 1,3-dienes are most often transformed into either 1,4-diols, 1,3-diepoxides or 1,4-hydroxyenones. The 1,4-diol formation is illustrated in the synthesis of the sesquiterpene ( )-cybullol (6.8)614). 

This chapter deals with thermal ring-closure reactions of dienes and polyenes resulting in carbocyclic compounds the formation of heterocycles is mentioned only occasionally. The account is highly selective, concentrating on recent work, since two comprehensive general reviews have appeared1,2. Other pertinent reviews are cited at appropriate places in the text. 

Diels-Alder reactions with acyclic and carbocyclic dienes are compiled in Scheme 5. The comparison between the Lewis-acid catalyzed and pressure-induced reaction (entry 1) shows that the application of high pressure, particularly in acid-sensitive systems, can sometimes lead to a better yield. Furthermore, pressure may shift the product ratio, if the activation volumes of the competing reactions are different, so that the application of pressure may also be useful in highly reactive systems, e.g. the reactive indenone 17 as dienophile, provided that a shift in the product ratio is desired. At atmospheric... 

SCHEME 6. Diels-Alder reactions with benzoid and nonbenzoid aromatic carbocycles as diene... 

This alkylation reaction can be applied to intramolecular alkylation affording cyclic products, as shown in Equations (19)-(21). The reaction of 2-vinylpyridines with 1,5- or 1,6-dienes results in the formation of five- or six-membered carbocycles with good efficiency.20,20a,20b In addition to pyridine functionality, oxozole and imidazole rings can be applied to this intramolecular cyclization. When the reaction is conducted in the presence of a monodentate chiral ferrocenylphosphine and [RhCl(coe)2]2, enantiomerically enriched carbocycles are obtained. A similar type of intramolecular cyclization is applied to TV-heterocycles. The microwave irradiation strongly... 

Recognizing that intermediates in the [4 + 2]-reaction of dienes and alkynes could be intercepted with components in addition to CO as in the [4 + 2 + l]-reaction, Gilbertson and Evans independently published two new methods for the synthesis of eight-membered carbocycles involving [4 + 2 + 2]-cycloadditions. Saa and co-workers report a... 

Hydrosilylation of 1,6-dienes accompanied by cyclization giving a five-membered ring system is emerging as a potential route to the synthesis of functionalized carbocycles.81,81a,81b 82 As its asymmetric version, diallylmalonates 86 were treated with trialkylsilane in the presence of a cationic palladium catalyst 88, which is coordinated with a chiral pyridine-oxazoline ligand. As the cyclization-hydrosilylation products, //ww-disubstituted cyclopentanes 87 were obtained with high diastereoselectivity (>95%), whose enantioselectivity ranged between 87% and 90% (Scheme 25).83 83a... 

Zr-catalyzed enantio-selective intramolecular diene cyclizations with allylic alcohol and ether substrates afford carbocycles bearing quaternary carbon stereogenic centers the unexpected formation of the aldehyde product 19 is noteworthy. 

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). 

In carbocyclic chemistry, rather firm dividing lines usually exist between aromatic, non-aromatic, and anti-aromatic compounds, while in heterocyclic chemistry enormous variations in the extent of aromatic character are displayed.52 Furthermore, there is an enormous number of potential heterocycles as compared to carbocycles, as will be detailed in section 3 of this review. The degree of aromaticity has classically been judged qualitatively in connection with the diene character of heterocycles manifested in Diels— Alder reactions or polymerizations. In this regard for instance, furan (42) is less aromatic than benzene (43), as is isoindole (44) compared to indole (45) (Scheme 18). Therefore, a quantitative aromaticity scale would be useful. 

Cycloadditions and cyclization reactions are among the most important synthetic applications of donor-substituted allenes, since they result in the formation of a variety of carbocyclic and heterocyclic compounds. Early investigations of Diels-Alder reactions with alkoxyallenes demonstrated that harsh reaction conditions, e.g. high pressure, high temperature or Lewis acid promotion, are often required to afford the corresponding heterocycles in only poor to moderate yield [12b, 92-94]. Although a,/3-unsaturated carbonyl compounds have not been used extensively as heterodienes, considerable success has been achieved with activated enone 146 (Eq. 8.27) or with the electron-deficient tosylimine 148 (Eq. 8.28). Both dienes reacted under... 

Oxidation of alkenes and dienes involving an allene substituent as a formal nucleophile is a conceptually new reaction. Allcnc-substitutcd 1,3-cyclohexadienes 34 undergo a pal-ladium(II)-catalyzed oxidation to give bicydic compounds 35 or 36 in good yields (Scheme 17.14) [14]. When y-alkenylallenes, e.g. 37, 41 and 43, were treated with 1 mol% palladium trifluoroacetate, a similar oxidative carbocyclization took place [15]. In both reactions the new stereocenters are formed with high stereoselectivity. 

Whereas alkylation of activated methylene systems by classical methods produces a mixture of mono- and dialkylated products, with the latter frequently predominating, phase-transfer catalytic procedures permit better control and it is possible to obtain only the monoalkylated derivatives. Extended reaction times or more vigorous conditions with an excess of the alkylating agent lead to dialkylated products or, with dihaloalkanes, carbocyclic compounds as the technique mimics dilute concentration conditions, e.g. the resonance stabilized cyclopentadienyl anion, generated under solidiliquid two-phase conditions, or under liquiddiquid conditions, reacts with 1,2-dihaloethanes to form spiro[2,4]hepta-4,6-diene (70-85%) [1-3]. Reaction with dichloromethane produces bis(cyclopenta-2,4-dien-l-yl)methane (60%) [4],... 

This rule declaratively states that the compound represented by WLN disconnects to the Diene and Dienophile pair if the WLN matches the carbocyclic grammar rule with 6 substituents, the collected substituents for the Diene and Dienophile pass the imo test, and the respective constituents may be successfully incorporated into the general form for the cyclohexene Diene and Dienophile. 

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