Dienes cyclization reactions

An enantioselective variant of the diene cyclization reaction has been developed by apphcation of chiral zirconocene derivatives, such as Brintzinger s catalyst (12) [10]. Mori and co-workers demonstrated that substituted dial-lylbenzylamine 25 could be cyclized to pyrrolidines 26 and 27 in a 2 1 ratio using chiral complex 12 in up to 79% yield with up to 95% ee (Eq. 4) [17,18). This reaction was similarly applied to 2-substituted 1,6-dienes, which provided the analogous cyclopentane derivatives in up to 99% ee with similar diastereoselectivities [19]. When cyclic, internal olefins were used, spirocyclic compounds were isolated. The enantioselection in these reactions is thought to derive from either the ate or the transmetallation step. The stereoselectivity of this reaction has been extended to the selective reaction of enantiotopic olefin compounds to form bicyclic products such as 28, in 24% yield and 59% ee after deprotection (Eq. 5) [20]. 

Triple bonds can also participate in the metathesis reaction. Intramolecular reactions give vinylcycloalkenes, whereas intermolecular reactions provide conjugated dienes.301 The mechanism is similar to that for a, to-diene metathesis, but in contrast Reactions involving to diene cyclization, no carbon atoms are lost.302... 

For most dienes, 7r-bonds adjacent to quaternary centers do not undergo insertion reactions. One notable exception is 1,5-diene (75) (Scheme 17) [44], For this substrate, the observed selectivity is inconsistent with a chair-like (in this case a trans decalin-like) transition structure (76 top) leading to the insertion product, which is typically seen in diene cyclizations with 70 [36]. 

The palladium-catalyzed cyclization reaction was used in the syntheses of several natural products such as siccanin [86], streptazolin [87], and ceratopi-canol (through a diyne, diene cascade) [80]. The production of the streptazolin precursor 149 through reductive cyclization of 150 is illustrative of the complexity that the reaction can provide (Eq. 29) [87]. 

A new approach to piperidines via cyclization of dienes, such as 158, employs a phosphorus hydride mediated radical addition/cyclization reaction <06JOC3656>. This reaction proceeds with complete regioselectivity to create the 6-exo-trig product 159, although as an inseparable mixture of two of the four possible diastereomers. 

The use of 1,6-diene systems usually does not result in cyclization reactions with palladium ) salts. For example, with 1,6-heptadiene a /i-elimination takes place from the cqjr-intermediate to give diene 22 as the major product (equation 10)27. However, more recently Trost and Burgess21 have shown that with a 4,4-bis(phenylsulfonyl) derivative of 1,6-heptadiene (23) an insertion takes place to give a 5-membered ring product (24, equation 11). The final step of the latter reaction is oxidative cleavage of the palladium-carbon bond by CuCl2 to produce a carbon-chlorine bond. 

To gain insight into this remarkably efficient cyclization reaction (77—>76), and to determine the extent to which existing stereogenic centers preorganize diene precursor 77, we examined the catalytic RCM of 79 and 82. When 79 was subjected to 25 mol% 2 (50°C, 18 h), <2% 80 was formed (Scheme 20). Instead, dimer 81 was obtained in 52% yield (3 1 mixture of olefin isomers identity of major product not determined). When diene 82 was treated with identical conditions, macrolactam 83 was obtained in 41% isolated yield [33] along with 20% of the... 

Enyne metathesis is unique and interesting in synthetic organic chemistry. Since it is difficult to control intermolecular enyne metathesis, this reaction is used as intramolecular enyne metathesis. There are two types of enyne metathesis one is caused by [2+2] cycloaddition of a multiple bond and transition metal carbene complex, and the other is an oxidative cyclization reaction caused by low-valent transition metals. In these cases, the alkyli-dene part migrates from alkene to alkyne carbon. Thus, this reaction is called an alkylidene migration reaction or a skeletal reorganization reaction. Many cyclized products having a diene moiety were obtained using intramolecular enyne metathesis. Very recently, intermolecular enyne metathesis has been developed between alkyne and ethylene as novel diene synthesis. 

The above intramolecular diene cyclizations are likely to proceed through a similar set of reactions as shown in Scheme 6.2 for the intermolecular variants. Thus, as depicted in Scheme 6.6, formation of the zirconacyclopropane at the less hindered terminal alkene (—> ii), generation of the tricyclic intermediate iii, Zr—Mg exchange through the intermediacy of zirconate iy and 3-H abstraction and Mg alkoxide elimination in v may lead to the formation of the observed product. Additional kinetic and mechanistic studies are required before a more detailed hypothesis can be put forward. 

The rhodium-catalyzed hydroboration has opened the way to cyclization reactions starting from dienes [92], For instance, rhodium-catalyzed hydroboration of the terminal alkenyl group of an os/Tunsaturated lactone followed by reaction with the PTOC-OMe chain transfer reagent afforded the bicyclic a-S-pyridyl lactone in 63% yield (Scheme 39). After oxidation of the sulfide with m-CPBA, thermal elimination of the sulfoxide afforded the corresponding a-methylene lactone in 65% yield. Interestingly, such bicyclic a-methylenelactones are substructures that can be found in many natural products such as mirabolide [93]. 

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... 

Dienes and polyenes can undergo a variety of intermolecular cyclization reactions, the exact nature of which is dependent on the number of double bonds, the relative positions of these bonds with respect to each other, the preferred conformation of the diene or polyene system and the reaction partner. 

The sterically hindered base 2,6-bis(tert-butyl)pyridine does not inhibit cyclization triaryl-amine retards this reaction photosensibilized one-electron oxidation of a diene leads to the same products, which are formed in the presence of ammoniumyl salt. As shown, in majority of cases, only the cation-radical chain mechanism of the diene-diene cyclization is feasible (Bauld et al. 1987). Meanwhile, cyclodimerizations of 2,4-dimethylpenta-l,3-diene (Gassman and Singleton 1984) and l,4-dimethylcyclohexa-l,3- or -1,4-diene (Davies et al. 1985) proceed through both mechanisms. 

With the aid of a Knoevenagel condensation and a Staudinger reaction, 2-azidocyclopent-l-ene 1-carbaldehydes (195) can be converted into suitable products for a cyclopenta[b]pyridine synthesis [89JCS(P1)1369], as shown in Scheme 72. In order to bring the ester carbonyl function and the imino-phosphorane group into close proximity suitable for cyclization reactions, the 1,3-diene system 196 should possess the s-cis conformation. Furthermore, the exocyclic double bond should show a cis conformation. To achieve... 

The hetero-Diels-Alder cyclization reaction of tra s-l-methoxy-3-trimethylsilyloxy-1,3-butadiene (Si) (= Danishefsky s diene) with benzaldehyde (S ) (Scheme 12.23) [217-221] is a promising reaction for evaluating the catalytic properties of Lewis acidic lanthanide centers, and has enormous potential for asymmetric synthesis of natural products (e.g., monosaccharides) [222-225]. 

Yttrium-catalyzed diene cyclization/hydrosilylation was applied to the synthesis of aliphatic nitrogen heterocycles such as the indolizidine alkaloid ( )-epilupinine. l-Allyl-2-vinylpiperidine 30 was synthesized in four steps in 59% overall yield from commercially available ( )-2-piperidinemethanol (Scheme 10). Treatment of 30 with phenylsilane and a catalytic amount of Gp 2YGH3(THF) gave silylated quinolizidine derivative 31 in 84% yield, resulting from selective hydrometallation of the A-allyl G=G bond in preference to the exocyclic vinylic G=G bond. Oxidation of the crude reaction mixture with tert-huVf hydrogen peroxide and potassium hydride gave (i)-epilupinine in 51-62% yield from 30 (Scheme 10). 

Initial work indicates that dispersed metals may be used to promote a variety of organometallic reactions. The Heck Arylation proceeds smoothly over supported Pd catalysts while diene cyclizations can be catalyzed by dispersed Rh metal. The use of these heterogeneous species facilitates product isolation and permits the application of flow systems rather than batch reactors for these reactions. Frontier Molecular Orbital and mechanistic considerations indicate that these reactions take place on the coordinately unsaturated comer atoms on the metal surface. 

The diene cyclization shown in Eqn. 2, has been reported to take place only over RhCl3 and Wilkinson s catalyst (ref. 6). We have found that it also occurs when run over supported Rh catalysts. The heterogeneously catalyzed reaction is particularly sensitive to the nature of the solvent used. With alcohols or other solvents which can adsorb on the catalyst, there is an apparent competition with the adsorption of the double bonds and the cyclization does not take place. In alkane solvents, which do not interact with the catalyst, the reaction occurs with reasonable facility. This cyclization is run routinely at 145°C in a flow system with a decane solution of 5 passing through a small column containing a Rh/Al2Oj catalyst. The product composition was related to the time 5 was in contact with the catalyst. With fast flow rates (short contact times) 6 was the primary product of the reaction but the isomerized species, 7 and 8, were produced when slower flow rates were used. This indicates that 6 was the primary product of the reaction but that it was isomerized over the catalyst to 7 and 8. 

When a series of STO characterized Pd/A Og catalysts were used to promote the Heck reaction (Eqn. 1) the amount of the fi aryl enol ethers, 1 and 2, formed after a 60 minute reaction was directly related to the comer site densities on these catalysts. Thus, this reaction and presumably, others such as the diene cyclization shown in Eqn. 2, which require the adsorption of two reactive species on a single surface atom, must take place on the more coordinatively unsaturated comer atoms. 

The use of tandem reactions continues to be an efficient method for the construction of complex molecules. While tandem cyclization reactions such as the reaction of do-deca-l,6-dien-ll-yne (29) with Et3B-Ph3SnH to furnish the products (30)-(32)... 

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