1,3-Dipolar cycloadditions styrene

N, -Diphenylmtrone, by condensation of N-phenylhydroxylamine with bcnzaldchyde, 46,127 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to styrene, 46,128... 

Pyrazoles can be synthesized by thermal cycloreversion of adducts formed in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of alkyldiazoacetates with norbornadiene. The rate of the primary process of cycloaddition is accelerated by iron pentacarbonyl (Scheme 88)155 a similar catalytic effect has been observed during the formation of ethyl 5-phenyl-A2-pyrazoline-3-carboxylate from cycloaddition of ethyl diazoacetate and styrene.155 Reactions of this type are catalyzed presumably because of coordination of one or both reactants to the transition metal, and a wider study of the effect of a variety of complexes on 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition processes would be valuable. 

To study asymmetric induction from the nitrone part in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to styrene, D-erythrose derived nitrones (479 a-c) have been used. Cycloaddition of nitrones (479 a-c) to styrene, in boiling toluene for 10 h, affords a mixture of four diastereomeric 3,5-disubstituted isoxazolidines (481 a-c-484 a-c) in high yields (82%-94%) (Scheme 2.237) (208). 

Table 2.17 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of C-a-alkoxyalkyl-substituted nitrones to styrene...

Isoxazolines are partially unsaturated isoxazoles. In most cases these compounds are precursors to the isoxazoles, and as a result, the synthesis can also be found in Sect. 3.2.1b. Kaffy et al., used a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of a nitrile oxide (186) with the respective styrene (201a or b) to generate isoxazolines (202a or b, respectively). Depending on the substitution of the vinyl portion of the styrene molecule, either 3- or 4-substituted isoxazolines could be formed (Scheme 55) [94], Simoni et al. employed similar chemistry to produce isoxazolines [60]. Kidwai and Misra emplyed microwave technology to treat chalcones with hydroxylamine and basic alumina [99]. The isoxazoles synthesized by Simoni et al. possess anti-proliferative and apoptotic activity in the micromolar range [60]. 

Mukai et al.85 reported an asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of chromium(0)-complexed benzaldehyde derivatives. As shown in Scheme 5 52, heating chiral nitrone 171a, derived from Cr(CO)3-complexed benzaldehyde, with electron-rich olefins such as styrene (173a) or ethyl vinyl ether (173b) generates the corresponding chiral a.v-3,5-disubstitutcd isoxazolidine adduct 174 or... 

The meso-ionic l,3>2-oxathiazol-5-ones (169) show an interesting range of reactions with nucleophiles including ammonia, primary amines, and aqueous alkali. They also react with l,3-dipolarophiles, including dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate and methyl propiolate, yielding isothiazoles (171) and carbon dioxide. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition reactions with alkenes such as styrene, dimethyl maleate, and methyl cinnamate also lead to isothiazoles (171) directly. BicycUc intermediates (cf. 136) were not isolable these cycloaddition reactions with alkenes giving isothiazoles involve an additional dehydrogenation step. 

Scheme 1.64). The Ag(I)-mediated cyclization afforded dipole 306 for 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with methyl vinyl ketone to yield adducts 307 and the C(2) epimer as a 1 1 mixture (48%). Hydrogenolytic N—O cleavage and simultaneous intramolecular reductive amination of the pendant ketone of the former dipolarophile afforded a mixture of alcohol 308 and the C(6) epimer. Oxidation to a single ketone was followed by carbonyl removal by conversion to the dithiolane and desulfurization with Raney nickel to afford the target compound 305 (299). By this methodology, a seven-membered nitrone (309) was prepared for a dipolar cycloaddition reaction with Al-methyl maleimide or styrene (301). 

As part of an extensive study of the 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of cyclic nitrones, Ali et al. (392-397) found that the reaction of the 1,4-oxazine 349 with various dipolarophiles afforded the expected isoxazolidinyloxazine adducts (Scheme 1.78) (398). In line with earlier results (399,400), oxidation of styrene-derived adduct 350 with m-CPBA facilitated N—O cleavage and further oxidation as above to afford a mixture of three compounds, an inseparable mixture of ketonitrone 351 and bicyclic hydroxylamine 352, along with aldonitrone 353 with a solvent-dependent ratio (401). These workers have prepared the analogous nitrones based on the 1,3-oxazine ring by oxidative cleavage of isoxazolidines to afford the hydroxylamine followed by a second oxidation with benzoquinone or Hg(ll) oxide (402-404). These dipoles, along with a more recently reported pyrazine nitrone (405), were aU used in successful cycloaddition reactions with alkenes. Elsewhere, the synthesis and cycloaddition reactions of related pyrazine-3-one nitrone 354 (406,407) or a benzoxazine-3-one dipolarophile 355 (408) have been reported. These workers have also reported the use of isoxazoles with an exocychc alkene in the preparation of spiro[isoxazolidine-5,4 -isoxazolines] (409). 

The cycloaddition of substituted acrylates has been investigated with cyclic nitronate 24 (Table 2.49) (14). The cycloaddition of a 1,1-disubstituted dipolar-ophile (entry 2), proceeds in good yield, but both 1,2-disubstituted alkenes fail to react. The effect of substitution pattern on the dipolarophile was investigated with a slightly more reactive nitronate (Table 2.50) (228). Less sterically demanding alkenes such as cyclohexene, cyclopentene, and methyl substituted styrenes react, albeit at elevated temperature. The only exception is the 1,1-disubstituted alkene (entry 4), which reacts at room temperature. Both stilbene and dimethyl fumarate fail to provide the desired cycloadduct. In a rare example of the dipolar cycloaddition of tetra-substituted alkenes, tetramethylethylene reacts at 50 °C over 3 days to give a small amount of the cycloadduct (entry 7). 

Diazoacetaldehyde dimethylacetal (12) has been used as a substitute for diazoacetaldehyde in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with l-benzopyran-2(//)-ones (40), styrene, methyl methacrylate, 1-cyanocyclopentene, and methyl cyclohexene-1-carboxylate (41). The resulting A -pyrazolines were readily transformed in two steps into cyclopropanecarbaldehydes [e.g., 13 —> 14 (Scheme 8.4)]. In a similar manner, 3-phenylcyclopropane-l,2-dicarbaldehyde was obtained from the reaction of 12 with dimethyleneketal of cinnamic aldehyde. 

Among the most commonly applied chiral moiety for nitrones (2) is the N-a-methylbenzyl substituent (Scheme 12.6) (18-25). The nitrones 8 with this substituent are available from 1 -phenethylamine, and the substituent has the advantage that it can be removed from the resulting isoxazolidine products 9 by hydrogeno-lysis. This type of 1,3-dipole has been applied in numerous 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with alkenes such as styrenes (21,23), allyl alcohol (24), vinyl acetate (20), crotonates (22,25), and in a recent report with ketene acetals (26) for the synthesis of natural products. Reviewing these reactions shows that the a-methylbenzyl group... 

Mukai et al. (36,37) applied the chiral tricarbonyl(r -arene)chromium(0)-derived nitrone 24b in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions with various alkenes, such as styrene 25 (Scheme 12.11). The analogous nonmetallic nitrone 24a was used in a reference reaction with 25, giving the isoxazohdine 26a with an endo/exo ratio of 82 18. By the apphcation of nitrone 24b in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with 25, the endo/exo-selectivity changed significantly to give exo-26b as the only observable product. The tricarbonylchromium moiety effectively shielded one face of the nitrone, leading to high diastereofacial selectivity. The product exo- 26b was obtained with 96-98% de. 

Oppolzer et al. (321) applied his own sultam as the auxiliary for a cychc nitrone in the synthesis of (—)-allosedamine (Scheme 12.60). The enantiomerically pure nitrone 209 was synthesized from 208 by base treatment, attack of the enolate on 1-chloro-l-nitrosocyclohexane at the nitrogen atom, and subsequent elimination of chloride. Subsequent addition of aqueous HCl gave the cyclic nitrone 209. The nitrone participated in a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition with styrene, proceeding with complete exo-specificity. The product, 210, was obtained with a de of 93%. Two further reaction steps yield the piperidine alkaloid ( )-aUosedamine 211 in an overall yield of 21%. 

Although it has been established that the HOMO (diazoalkane)-LUMO (alkene) controlled concerted cycloaddition occurs without intervention of any intermediate for the reactions of simple diazoalkanes with alkenes, Huisgen once proposed a mechanistic alternative 4 namely an initial hypothetical nitrene-type 1,1-cycloaddition reaction of phenyldiazomethane to styrene followed by a vinylcyclopropane-cy-clopentene-type 1,3-sigmatropic rearrangement Control experiments, however, excluded this hypothesis for the bimolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of diazomethane (Scheme 60).204... 

Orientation of addition is in accordance with general mechanistic considerations for 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions, and is highly regioselec-tive.27,34,40,171-174 The addition of p-nitrophenyl azide to styrene, however, is an exception the triazoline (21) and an aziridine obtained from thermolysis of the isomeric triazoline (20) are the products (Scheme 27).110,175... 

Cycloaddition/cycloreversion processes were also employed to temporarily mask the reactive nitrone functionality <2002J(P1)1494, 2002EJ01941>. For example, nitrone 208 was protected by cycloaddition with styrene. The isoxazolidine ring remained unaffected during all the reaction steps used to introduce a pendant dipolarophile and obtain the derivative 209. By heating in a sealed tube at 190 °C, isoxazolidine 209 underwent cycloreversion restoring the nitrone moiety which was directly trapped by an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to afford 210 with complete regio- and diastereoselectivity (Scheme 47). 

An important reaction is 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reviewed by Iluisgen (61 ]. An example can be seen from the reaction of styrene (dipolarophile) and picryl azide (1,3-dipole) yielding a triazoUnc (IV) ... 

A commoner role for tin is to sacrifice itself in the formation of allyl anions (or allyl lithiums) with BuLi. The allyl (it has a nitrogen atom in the backbone, so strictly an aza-allyl ) tin 145 reacts with BuLi to form Bu4Sn and the allyl anion 146 that adds to the styrene 147 in a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition to give the amide ion 148 that eliminates pyrrolidine to give the imine 149. The imine 149 is formed as a 10 1 mixture of positional isomers.40... 

First, the reactivity of nitrostyrenes (15a and 15b) in combination with methyl acrylate and styrene as the dipolarophile was investigated (Scheme 9.6). With methyl acrylate as the dipolarophile, nitroso acetals (17 and 18) were obtained after 18 h at 15 kbar and room temperature (RT) in 95 and 78 % yield, respectively. Both nitroso acetals (17 and 18) were isolated as a mixture of three diastereomers. The products were formed from a completely regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, which is in agreement with reported literature data on related cycloadditions of mono-substituted acrylates with nitrones and nitronates [22]... 

In addition to the electronic effects of substituents, several other structural features affect the reactivity of dipolarophiles. Strain increases reactivity. Norbornene, for example, is consistently more reactive than cyclopentene in 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions. Cyclopentene is also more reactive than cyclohexene. Conjugating substituents, such as the phenyl group in styrene, usually increase reactivity of dipolarophiles (compare styrene with 1-alkenes in Table 10.3). 

Bicyclotetrahydrofuram. A synthetic method for elaborating neolignans such as sesamin is by a formal 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition between an epoxide and a styrenic double bond. 

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