Ethynyl derivatives terminal

Terminal acetylenes can be obtained from the corresponding propylcarboxylic acids by thermal decomposition. Thus, l-methyl-3-ethynyl- and 2-methyl-3-ethynylindazole were obtained by thermolysis of indazolylpropiolic acids at 150-160°C. Yields of ethynyl derivatives were 65 and 60%, respectively (75KGS1678) (Scheme 100 Table XXIII). 

Buynak et al. reported the synthesis of representative 7-vinylidenecephalosporine derivatives bearing an axial allene chirality (Scheme 4.5) [9]. A chiral allene 24 was prepared stereoselectively utilizing the reaction of an organocopper reagent with propargyl triflate 23, obtained by a diastereoselective ethynylation of the ketone 22 with ethynylmagnesium bromide. Terminally unsubstituted allene 26 was synthesized via bromination of the triflate 23 followed by reduction of the bromide 25 with a zinc-copper couple. 

The retrosynthesis involves the following transformations i) isomerisation of the endocyclic doble bond to the exo position ii) substitution of the terminal methylene group by a more stable carbonyl group (retro-Wittig reaction) iii) nucleophilic retro-Michael addition iv) reductive allylic rearrangement v) dealkylation of tertiary alcohol vi) homolytic cleavage and functionalisation vii) dehydroiodination viii) conversion of ethynyl ketone to carboxylic acid derivative ix) homolytic cleavage and functionalisation x) 3-bromo-debutylation xi) conversion of vinyl trimethylstannane to methyl 2-oxocyclopentanecarboxylate (67). 

The hydrides 44b have been found to polymerize ethylene and react with a variety of protic reagents such as terminal alkynes and nitriles. Catalytic effects in the hydroboration of olefins have also been observed [27]. A well-defined /i-ethynyl complex of yttrium is formed by protolysis of the alkyl derivative 38b with acetylene (Eq. 18). Figure 14 shows the dimeric structure of 45b with bridging ethynyl ligands [27, 65]. 

The formation of allenylidene derivatives from ethynyl-hexanol and alkenyl-vinylidene mononuclear complexes (9), the formation of mononuclear ruthenium allenyl complexes from terminal alkynes (10), the intermediacy of ruthenium-allenylidene complexes in forming propargylic alcohols (II), and in the cyclization of propargyl alcohols (12), and the use of mononuclear ruthenium compounds in allylic alkylation catalysis (13) have also been reported. 

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