Enol ethers from Diels-Alder cycloadditions

The reactions of silenes with aldehydes and ketones is another area whose synthetic aspects have been particularly well-studied4,6 7 10 12. The favoured reaction pathways for reaction are generally ene-addition (in the case of enolizable ketones and aldehydes) to yield silyl enol ethers and [2 + 2]-cycloaddition to yield 1,2-siloxetanes (equation 44), but other products can also arise in special cases. For example, the reaction of aryldisilane-derived (l-sila)hexatrienes (e.g. 21a-c) with acetone yields mixtures of 1,2-siloxetanes (51a-c) and ene-adducts (52a-c) in which the carbonyl compound rather than the silene has played the role of the enophile (equation 45)47,50 52 98 99. Also, [4 + 2]-cycloadducts are frequently obtained from reaction of silenes with a,/i-unsaturated- or aryl ketones, where the silene acts as a dienophile in a formal Diels-Alder reaction6 29,100-102. 

Methoxy- and 2-acetoxy-furans are available from 2,5-dimethoxy- and 2,5-diacetoxy-2,5-dihydro-furans (18.1.1.4) via acid-catalysed elimination. They undergo Diels-Alder cycloadditions the adducts can be further transformed into benzenoid compounds by acid-catalysed opening. 3,4-Dihydroxyfuran is undetectable in tautomeric equilibria between mono-enol and dicarbonyl forms the dimethyl ether behaves as a normal furan, undergoing easy a-electrophilic substitution, mono- or dilithiation at the a-position(s), and Diels-Alder cycloadditions. 2,5-Bis(trimethylsilyloxy)furan is synthesised from succinic anhydride it too undergoes Diels-Alder additions readily. Both furan-2- and -3-thiols can be obtained by reaction of lithiated furans with sulfur in each case the predominant tautomer is the thiol form. ... 

Tietze has synthesized ethyl P-D-mannopyranoside from non-carbohydrate precursors [190]. The procedure involves [4-1-2] hetero Diels-Alder cycloaddition of the enol ether 122 and the chiral oxazolidinone 123 under promotion by Me2AlCl to give the dihydropyran 124 in very high diastereoselectivity. Reductive cleavage of... 

The scope and efficiency of [4+2] cycloaddition reactions used for the synthesis of pyridines continue to improve. Recently, the collection of dienes participating in aza-Diels Alder reactions has expanded to include 3-phosphinyl-l-aza-l,3-butadienes, 3-azatrienes, and l,3-bis(trimethylsiloxy)buta-l, 3-dienes (1,3-bis silyl enol ethers), which form phosphorylated, vinyl-substituted, and 2-(arylsulfonyl)-4-hydroxypyridines, respectively <06T1095 06T7661 06S2551>. In addition, efforts to improve the synthetic efficiency have been notable, as illustrated with the use of microwave technology. As shown below, a synthesis of highly functionalized pyridine 14 from 3-siloxy-l-aza-1,3-butadiene 15 (conveniently prepared from p-keto oxime 16) and electron-deficient acetylenes utilizes microwave irradiation to reduce reaction times and improve yields <06T5454>. 

Diels-Alder reactionsBoth 1,4-dicyanonaphthalene (DCN) and 2,6,9,10-te-tracyanoanthracene (TCA) have been used as sensitizers to effect photochemical [4 + 2]cycloadditions of electron-rich dienes and electron-rich dienophiles, which do not normally undergo thermal cycloadditions. These cycloadditions are known as triplex Diels-Alder reactions because they are postulated to involve as an intermediate a three-membered complex of sensitizer, dienophile, and diene. This reaction is useful for synthesis of bicyclo[2.2.2]octenes from some silyl enol ethers, alkenes, or arylalkynes. 

C(2)-C(3) fused polycyclic cephalosporins have received considerable attention as new candidates for /3-lactam antibiotics. An access to tricyclic cephalosporins based on metal-promoted alkenylation of 3-trifloxy-A3-cephem and subsequent Diels-Alder reaction has been published <1996TL5967>. Alternatively, the reaction of a cephalosporin triflate with silyl enol ethers and silylketene acetals has been described to afford tri- and tetracyclic cephalosporins <1996TL7549>. A related process is the formation of fused polycyclic cephalosporins 27 and 28 bearing a wide range of functionalities from the reaction of cephalosporin triflates 26 with unsaturated compounds (alkenes and alkynes) and a base (Scheme 5) <1997JOC4998>. These studies have suggested that the reaction proceeds via the intermediacy of a six-membered cyclic allene which undergoes concerted nZs + K2a cycloaddition with alkenes and acetylenes. 

Figure 4-7 shows a typical hetero Diels-Alder reaction of a nitrosoalkene. Upon in situ generation of the heterodiene 4-34 from the oxime 4-33, cycloaddition occurred in the presence of the silyl enol ether 4-35 to give the 5,6-dihydro-4H- 1,2-oxazine 4-36 in excellent yield [366]. Such conversions are very suitable for achieving kinetic resolutions of -/Z-isomeric silyl enol ethers since the Z-isomers are distinctly less reactive towards 4-34 [367]. 

In order to carry out asymmetric cycloadditions of nitrosoalkenes, Reissig et al. have introduced chiral enol ethers derived from terpenes [378] and from the glucose derivative 4-46 [379]. Using these compounds, considerable asymmetric induction has been obtained thus, the 5,6-dihydro-4H-l,2-oxazine 4-45 was formed by hetero Diels-Alder reaction of 4-34 with chiral 4-44 in good diastereo-selectivity (Fig. 4-10) [379]. 

Cyclic nitrones generated by [4+ 2]-cycloaddition of nitroalkenes undergo various, synthetically very valuable reactions. Thus, Denmark et al. have developed an elegant access to different enantiopure, 3- and 3,4-substituted pyrrolidine derivatives by reductive ring contraction of the cyclic nitrone resulting from a hetero Diels-Alder reaction [389,390]. Upon reaction of -2-nitrostyrene 4-51 with the chiral enol ether 4-52 in the presence of the bulky Lewis acid MAPh (4-53), three diastereomeric cycloadducts 4-54, 4-55 and 4-56 were formed. Hydrogenolysis of the main product 4-54 yielded the desired pyrrolidine 4-57 in excellent optical purity and allowed nearly quantitative recovery of the chiral auxiliary (Fig. 4-12) [391]. It is noteworthy that the nature of the Lewis acid catalyst, especially its steric demand, decisively influences the stereochemical course of such cycloadditions [392]. 

The protic acid and Lewis acid-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of electron-rich alkenes with imines derived from anilines and aryl aldehydes constitute an extensively explored class of 2-azadienes capable of providing the products of a formaJ Diels-Alder reaction (equation 9).i5.27.i77 a useful extension of these studies and in efforts to increase the rate of the Att participation of simple 2-aza-1,3-buta-dienes in [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions, Mariano and coworkers have examined the Lewis acid-catalyzed intermolecular reactions of (l ,3 )-l-phenyl-2-aza-l,3-pentadiene with electron-rich dienophiles, including enol ethers. Reductive work-up of the cycloaddition reactions provided the pro-... 

To determine the aetivated faee of a carbonyl group in an acetylenic aldehyde-CAB 2 complex, an aldol reaction of acetylenic aldehydes with the trimethylsilyl enol ether derived from acetophenone was performed in the presence of 20 mol % 2 under conditions similar to those in the Diels-Alder reaction (Eq. 32). Good enantioselec-tivity was, with the predominant enantiomer corresponding to attack on the re face, as expected. Although it is essential to stress that the results of an aldol reaction cannot be directly used to explain the transition state in cycloaddition, the effective steric shielding of the si face of the coordinated aldehyde is consistent with cycloaddition via the proposed transition-state model 16. 

Kobayashi et al. found that lanthanide triflates were excellent catalysts for activation of C-N double bonds —activation by other Lewis acids required more than stoichiometric amounts of the acids. Examples were aza Diels-Alder reactions, the Man-nich-type reaction of A-(a-aminoalkyl)benzotriazoles with silyl enol ethers, the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrones to alkenes, the 1,2-cycloaddition of diazoesters to imines, and the nucleophilic addition reactions to imines [24], These reactions are efficiently catalyzed by Yb(OTf)3. The arylimines reacted with Danishefsky s diene to give the dihydropyridones (Eq. 14) [25,26], The arylimines acted as the azadienes when reacted with cyclopentadiene, vinyl ethers or vinyl thioethers, providing the tet-rahydroquinolines (Eq. 15). Silyl enol ethers derived from esters, ketones, and thio-esters reacted with N-(a-aminoalkyl)benzotriazoles to give the /5-amino carbonyl compounds (Eq. 16) [27]. The diastereoselectivity was independent of the geometry of the silyl enol ethers, and favored the anti products. Nitrones, prepared in situ from aldehydes and N-substituted hydroxylamines, added to alkenes to afford isoxazoli-dines (Eq. 17) [28]. Addition of diazoesters to imines afforded CK-aziridines as the major products (Eq. 18) [29]. In all the reactions the imines could be generated in situ and the three-component coupling reactions proceeded smoothly in one pot. 

Cycloadditions only proceeding after electron transfer activation via the radical cation of one partner are illustrated by the final examples. According to K. Mizono various bis-enolethers tethered by long chains (polyether or alkyl) can be cyclisized to bicyclic cyclobutanes using electron transfer sensitizer like dicyanonaphthalene or dicyano-anthracene. Note that this type of dimerization starting from enol ethers are not possible under triplet sensitization or by direct irradiation. Only the intramolecular cyclization ci the silane-bridged 2>. s-styrene can be carried out under direct photolysis. E. Steckhan made use of this procedure to perform an intermolecular [4+2] cycloaddition of indole to a chiral 1,3-cyclohexadiene. He has used successfully the sensitizer triphenylpyrylium salt in many examples. Here, the reaction follows a general course which has been developed Bauld and which may be called "hole catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction". 

Cycloaddition. Cyclic Fischer carbene complexes are generated from o-ethynylaryl carbonyl compounds with the title reagent at room temperature. When enol ethers or enamines are present, a Diels-Alder reaction-retro-Diels-Alder sequence occurs to furnish substituted naphthalenes (7 examples, 54—84%). 

A Lewis acid-promoted, IMDA cycloaddition between an electron-poor pyrone and an electron-rich silyl enol ether was used to prepare the A ring. The requisite triene 12 was synthesized from alcohol 13 and chlorodiisopropylsilyl enol ether 14. Subsequent ZnBr2-promoted cyclization of 12 allowed slow conversion to the Diels-Alder adducts 15 and 16 in 46% and 12% yields, respectively (Scheme 10-4). The major, endo adduct 15 was subsequently elaborated into fluoroalkyl-vitamin Dj analog 10. 

Dihydrobenzothiophenes react as dienes with alkynes, subsequent retro-Diels-Alder elimination of ethene giving a benzothiophene, as illustrated. In a similar fashion, the silyl enol ether derived from 3-acetylfuran undergoes cycloadditions giving 4-oxygenated benzofurans. ... 

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