Dihydrofuran derivatives

The results show that the dediazoniations afforded dihydrofuran derivatives which were functionalized exclusively at the site of the cyclized radical (10.58, Z = 0, n = 1) in very good yields for bromination and iodination, and moderate yields for chlorination, phenylthionation, and cyanation. All cyclizations take place in the exo mode, i.e., at the -CH= (second-last) carbon and not at the CH2 group (endo mode for nomenclature see Beckwith et al., 1980). 

Reacting with the methylene dihydrofuran derivative 192 as trapping reagent, 34d gave rise to a mixture of [4 + 2] cycloadduct 193 and furan 194, which could be separated and obtained in 25% and 37% yields, respectively. Upon further heating, 193, whose configuration has not been determined, isomerized completely to the more stable 194 (Scheme 31) [47]. 

For synthetic purposes the prime oxidation is that leading to 2,5-dihydroxy-dihydrofuran derivatives as in Schemes 55 and 56. Thus 5-methylfurfuryl alcohol 115 can be transformed in stages outlined in Scheme 58a to the cyclopentenone 116 which is an important substance affecting the flavor of... 

Several examples reported in 2006 demonstrate that 2-substituted furans underwent spirocyclization at the 2-position. As illustrated in the scheme below, the reaction of a furan tethered at the 2-position to an iminium ion gave a spiro-2,5-dihydrofuran derivative as the sole diastereoisomer. This spirocyclization, which proceeded irrespective of the length of the carbon linker, was employed to construct the ABC tricyclic core of manzamine A <06OL27>. 

Ylides forming from the thermolysis of compound 59 (R1, R2 = Me, R3 = Ar, R4 = OMe) reacted also with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate (DMAD) or diethyl azodicarboxylate (DEAD) <2003TL5029> in the presence of aldehydes, quinones <2001TL2043>, or ketones <20020L2821, 20000L3501> to give 2,5-dihydrofuran derivatives, for example, 67 (Rs = Me, Et). 

Scheme 21 shows the synthesis of a dihydrofuran derivative 86. Synthesis of this compound was described by Nam et al. [68] utilizing a furanone compound 87 synthesized by Kim et al. [61] via a similar synthetic approach as described in Scheme 17. The lactone was reduced using lithium aluminum hydride to give the diol 88 and intramolecular etherification using the Mitsunobu reaction afforded the dihydrofuran 86 in moderate yield (47%).

As exemplified by Thompson for the case of tricyclic alcohol 1 [Eq. (1)], alkox-ide has a strong coordinative ability to the metal, and high diastereoselectivity is realized in spite of the presence of a proximal bulky substituent in dihydrofuran derivatives [Eqs. (3) and (4)] [17]. 

The first cyclization of a-hydroxyalkoxyallenes goes back to the pioneering experiments of Brandsma, Hoff and Arens, who found that dihydrofuran derivatives 102 are formed by treatment of 101 with KOtBu in DMSO (Scheme 8.26) [12c], This reaction protocol was successfully applied by others [61, 63, 64, 80-83], for example in the preparation of spiro compound 104 (Eq. 8.19) [83] and in the cyclization of 64 leading to a-amino acid-derived dihydrofurans 105 (Scheme 8.27) [61, 63], Acidic hydrolysis of dihydrofurans furnished 3(2H)-dihydrofuranones, which could be used again as carbonyl components in the repetitive addition of lithiated methoxyal-lene 42. This concept was employed in syntheses of racemic [82] and enantiomeri-cally pure [64] primary helical spirocycles. 

The electrochemical reduction of 2,2-dibromo-l,3-diones in the presence of various olefins (styrene, indene) affords the [3 + 2] cycloadducts, 2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives in moderate to good yields (37-94%) (Scheme 84) [124]. 

Disubstituted dihydrofurans and dihydropyrans were prepared via allylic etherification [68] in a similar manner to dihydropyrroles (cf Section 9.4.6). Thus, diaste-reoisomeric ethers were generated by the reaction of cinnamyl tert-butyl carbonate with the copper alkoxide prepared from (Rj-l-octen-3-ol, depending on which enantiomer of the phosphoramidite ligand was used (Scheme 9.39). Good yields and excellent selectivities were obtained. RCM in a standard manner gave cis- and trans-dihydrofuran derivatives in good yield, and the same method was used for the preparation of dihydropyrans. 

Other examples of the iodonium ylide-based syntheses of furan derivatives involve cycloaddition reactions with alkenes or alkynes. Although the majority of these syntheses involve stable iodonium ylides (86JOC3453 94T11541) (e.g., Eqs. 16 and 17), in some cases the ylides are unstable and are generated in situ (92JOC2135) (e.g., Eq. 18). In the case of alkenes, dihydrofuran derivatives are obtained (Eqs. 16-18). This synthetic route is especially useful for the synthesis of dihydrobenzofuran derivatives that are related to the neolignan family of natural products (Eq. 18). 

Synthesis of dihydrofuran derivatives by cyclization of oxime derivatives has been described. Thus, reduction of 2-quinolineacetaldoxime (26) with H2/Pt02 afforded fura-noquinoline 27 as a single product (equation 1. 4-Formy l-3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyridine oxime (28) in the system NaN02/HCl/H20 cyclized to furopyridine 29 (equation 13). ... 

Scheme 5.12 3-Butynol cyclization leading to dihydrofuran derivatives.

Asymmetric synthesis of stavudine and cordycepin, anti-HIV agents, and several 3 -amino-3 -deoxy-P-nudeosides was achieved utilizing this cycloisomerization of 3-butynols to dihydrofuran derivatives [16]. For example, Mo(CO)6-TMNO-promoted cyclization of the optically active alkynyl alcohol 42, prepared utilizing Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation, afforded dihydrofuran 43 in good yield. Iodine-mediated introduction of a thymine moiety followed by dehydroiodination and hydrolysis of the pivaloate gave stavudine in only six steps starting from allyl alcohol (Scheme 5.13). 

Alkene dipolarophiles such as diethyl fumarate were shown to be somewhat less reactive than electron poor acetylenes (9), but were effective for the formation of dihydrofuran derivatives (Scheme 4.7). 

A number of examples involving nitrile oxide cycloadditions to cyclic cis-disubstituted olefinic dipolarophiles was presented in the first edition of this treatise, notably to cyclobutene, cyclopentene, and to 2,5-dihydrofuran derivatives (15). The more recent examples discussed here also show, that the selectivity of the cycloaddition to 1,2-cis-disubstituted cyclobutenes depends on the type of substituent group present (Table 6.8 Scheme 6.41). The differences found can be explained in terms of the nonplanarity (i. e., pyramidalization) of the double bond in the transition state (15) and steric effects. In the cycloaddition to cis-3,4-diacetyl-(197) and cis-3,4-dichlorocyclobutene (198), the syn-pyramidalization of the carbon atoms of the double bond and the more facile anti deformability of the olefinic hydrogens have been invoked to rationalize the anti selectivity observed. 

Reaction of oxazirconacyclopentenes (e.g., 23) with propynoates provides a new pathway for the formation of 2 -dihydrofuran derivatives <99TL2375>. 

Dimethylene-2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives, which are produced by fluoride-induced 1,4-conjugative elimination of trimethylsilyl acetate from the [(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-3-furan precursor 207, undergo subsequent [4-1-4] dimerization reactions to produce cycloocta[l,2-3 6,5-. ]difuran derivatives as a mixture of isomers (Equation 137) <1995JA841 >. A methyl substituent at the 3-methylene position was found to retard the rate of dimerization, an observation which is consistent with the proposed two-step mechanism involving the initial formation of a diradical intermediate in the rate-determining step (Table 16). 

The dihydrofuran derivative 35 was also employed for the synthesis of ethyl 3-amino-3-deoxy-/3-DL-arafiino-pentofuranoside (40b). The synthesis was accomplished27 in three stages. By the action of calcium hypochlorite on 35, a chlorohydrin intennediate was formed which, on treatment with a base, afforded a mixture of the epoxides 37, 38,... 

The oxolane (tetrahydrofuran) ring system can be incorporated into polymers either by polymerization of the suitably substituted heterocycle itself or by addition polymerization of a dihydrofuran derivative. A prime example of the former case is found in the utilization, as a component of adhesives and coatings for example, of the acrylate (38) and methacrylate (39) esters of tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol. Although the bulk of the investigations concerning these monomers is recorded in the patent literature, a detailed study of the polymerization behavior of ester (39) has appeared (74MI11101) that indicates it is a fairly typical methacrylate monomer. 

The reversal of the well-known transformation of sugars into pyrans has been detailed as a method for assembling simple monosaccharides from simple furans (71T1973). A compound of the 2-furylcarbinol type was converted by the Br2/MeOH procedure into a mixture of the cis and trans isomers of the corresponding 2,5-dimethoxy-2,5-dihydrofuran derivative (129). Mild acid hydrolysis of (129) resulted in cleavage of the acetal bonds with formation of the dicarbonyl compound (130) which underwent immediate cyclization to 2,3-dideoxy-DL-alk-2-enopyranos-4-ulose (131 Scheme 29). 

Further examples of dehydrofluorinations of heterocyclic compounds can be found in refs 113 (formation of fluorinated dihydrofuran derivatives), 114 [formation of 3-fluoro-2,2-bis(tri-fluoromethyl)-2//-oxete], and 115 (formation of fluorinated 2,3-dihydro-l, 4-dioxin derivatives). 

The cyclic /J-dicarbonyl iodonium ylides can undergo [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions with various substrates under catalytic or photochemical conditions, presumably via a stepwise mechanism [153-156]. In a recent example, iodonium ylide 211, derived from dimedone, undergoes dirhodium(II) catalyzed thermal [3+ 2]-cycloaddition with acetylenes 212 to form the corresponding furans 213 (Scheme 75). Under photochemical conditions ylide 211 reacts with various alkenes 214 to form dihydrofuran derivatives 215 [156]. 

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