Intramolecular sulfone cyclizations

Intramolecular nucleophilic cyclization of the anion of oxiranylethyl phenyl sulfone, generated by treatment with methylmagnesium iodide in tetrahydrofuran, gave 3-phenylsulfonylcyclobu-tanol (13) in 96% yield. For further examples, sec Table 15.13 14... 

Table 15. Functionalized Cyclobutanols by Intramolecular Nucleophilic Cyclization of (3-Epoxy Sulfones and (3-Epoxynitriles...

Due to the good nucleophilic nature of sulfur, formation of new C—S bonds is relatively easy. This property has been used for intramolecular peptide cyclization 1 and was exploited for preparation of methylenethio ether surrogates, t >[CH2—S], initially as peptide gap inhibitors for blocking collagenase action. 2 These surrogates were later converted into sulfoxide and sulfone derivatives. This expansion of amide replacements compelled a more generalized nomenclature system for pseudopeptides (amides with one or more amide bond surrogates) and led directly to the psi-bracket convention. 1 ... 

Nitrones can be generated by Michael reaction of oximes with appropriate conjugated substrates.25 If a generated nitrone has a built-in dipolarophile, cyclization can ensue (Scheme 15). There are three synthetic variations on this theme.25a,b First, the oxime may contain the dipolarophile as in (56). Reaction of (56) with phenyl vinyl sulfone provided a quantitative yield of the tandem product as one stereoisomer. Alternatively, die dipolarophile can reside in the Michael substrate as in (57). Reaction of (57) with cyclohexanone oxime produced two isoxazolidines from competitive cyclization of the intermediate nitrone through six- and seven-membered carbocyclic transition states. It is also possible to carry out an intramolecular Michael addition followed by an intramolecular nitrone cyclization as in thermolysis of (58) to produce a tricyclic isoxazolidine. Very recently several examples of a tandem Diels-Alder, Michael addition, nitrone cyclization sequence have been reported.250... 

Application of the above mentioned epoxy sulfone cyclization reaction has been ingeniously used in a synthesis of muscone (Scheme 113, entries c and d) and also of vitamin D3 (Scheme 113, entry e)/ In the latter case surprisingly the terminal epoxide, when subjected to the intramolecular cyclization gave a mixture of sulfonylcyclopentane and sulfonylcyclohexane derivatives arising respectively from the epoxide ring opening at the most (30%) and the least (50%) substituted carbons. ... 

Cage hydrocarbons with a sperical cavity, such as 104 or 105, are fullerene models [63]. They were prepared by intramolecular sulfide cyclization of suitable hexabromo precursors, oxidation and sulfone pyrolysis [64]. The overall yields were 5% resp. 3.5%. Compound 104, with the constitution C60H60, might be envisaged as a fullerene precursor. In addition, the compound shows a high affinity to silver(I) ions in solvent extraction experiments. 

The 8-hydroxy-7-aminoquinoline-5-sulfonic acid was used to clarify the role of intramolecular hydrogen bonding on the cyclization rate of hydroxy Schiff bases in the preparation of 2-aryloxazolo[4,5-/i]quinoline-5-sulfonic acids 13. Irradiation... 

Thus, simple ketones or aliphatic aldehydes may be successfully used as starting materials in the CSIC (Carbanion mediated Sulfonate Intramolecular Cyclization) reaction. Ai-alkylsulfonamides could be also cyclized under CSIC conditions (99T(55)7625) affording the spiroisothiazoline 79. By treatment with TMSCl, Nal in acetonitrile at r.t., hydrolysis of the enamine and formation of the corresponding keto derivative 80 was obtained. 

Trost and Ghadiri19 have found a Lewis-acid-mediated intramolecular cyclization of allyl sulfones. When the allyl sulfone 40 is treated with A1C13, polycondensed aromatic system 41 can be obtained in good yield (equation 24). The mechanism probably involves... 

Thus, the dianion derived from a-amino acid substitutes the /1-chloride to give the ester of 2-(phenylsulfonyl)ethenyl amino acid and subsequent desulfonylation provides N-(benzoyl)vinylalanine methyl ester (62) (equation 61). The conjugate addition of enolates to methyl styryl sulfone (63) and subsequent intramolecular addition to the carbonyl moiety provide a synthetically valuable method for the construction of bicyclic and tricyclic skeletons52. Desulfonylation of the cyclization product 64 with sodium in ethanol-THF gives the diene 65 in good yield (equation 62). 

Cory and Renneboog53 have devised an efficient bicycloannulation for the synthesis of tricyclo[3.2.1.02,7]octane-6-one (66) as shown in equation 63. The method involves three steps (1) the enolate undergoes an initial conjugate addition to phenyl vinyl sulfone, (2) the resulting sulfone-stabilized carbanion undergoes an intramolecular Michael addition to the enone, and (3) the resulting enolate displaces phenylsulfinyl moiety from the tricyclooctanone. The amount of HMPA (3 mol equivalents) is critical for effective cyclization of the enolate. 

Poly(arylene ether ketone)s can also be modified by introducing the functional groups using similar approaches to polysulfones. For example, poly(arylene ether ketone)s were sulfonated.189 In addition, o-dibenzoylbenzene moieties in the poly(arylene ether)s can be transformed to heterocycles by cyclization with small molecules. These polymers can react with hydrazine monohydrate in the presence of a mild acid in chlorobenzene or with benzylamine in a basic medium.190 Another example of the use of the o-benzyl cyclization strategy is the intramolecular ring closure of poly(arylene ketone)s containing 2,2/-dibenzoylbiphenyl units to form poly(arylene ether phenanthrenes).191... 

In addition to the radical ipso-substitution of indolyl sulfones producing stannanes described earlier <96T11329>, Caddick has also reported an approach to fused [l,2-a]indoles based on the intramolecular cyclization of alkyl radicals. Thus, treatment of 112 with BuaSnH leads to the fused ring derivatives 113 (n = 1-4) <96JCS(P1)675>. 

Alternatively, the enamine portion may be located in the Aralkyl chain. For instance, piperidines bearing a 7-chloro substituent yielded quinolizidines 263 through a conjugate addition of the nitrogen atom to acetylenic sulfones followed by an intramolecular alkylation (Scheme 55) <2000JOC4543>. Other cyclizations that are summarized below used as starting materials piperidine derivatives obtained by similar conjugate additions to vinyl sulfones (see Section 12.01.9.3.6). 

Aggarwal VK, Vennall GP, Davey PN, Newman C (1998) Scandium trifluoromethane-sulfonate, an efficient catalyst for the intermolecular carbonyl-ene reaction and the intramolecular cyclization of citronellal. Tetrahedron Lett 39 1997-2000... 

D-Camphor-lO-sulfonic acid (CSA) has been utilized to form aj-fused bicyclic acetals from hexopyranosides (Scheme 20) <1997TL849>. A silver terrafluoroborate-promoted cyclization of a series of 3-hydroxyalkyl-2-cyanopiperidines has been used to prepare the octahydropyrano[2,3- ]pyridine of upenamide (Scheme 21) <2004EJ01057>. Related pyranopyr-idines have been prepared using an intramolecular Wadsworth-Emmons cyclization <2003TL8545>. 

Benzothiadiazines (492 X = S) are prepared by cyclization of (491 X = S, Y = Br or NOz) (80JOC3677), and analogous compounds result from cyclization of the chlorohydrazones (496) with triethylamine (81JCS(P1)2245). Intramolecular aromatic sulfonation gives 1,2,4-benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides (498) from (497) and aluminum trichloride (79JCS(P1)1043). 

Very recently examples of tandem Michael-azomethine ylide cyclization reactions have been presented.626 Thus, divinyl sulfone reacted with imine (124) in the presence of lithium bromide and tri-ethylamine to give (126) in 40% yield (Scheme 38). Presumably formation of Michael adduct (125), tau-tomerization to an azomethine ylide and ensuing intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition afforded (126). Indeed, (125) could be independently synthesized and converted to (126) under the reaction conditions. The preference for initial Michael addition, rather than cycloaddition, was variable. When (124) and divinyl sulfone were treated with silver acetate and triethylamine in DMSO, intermolecular azomethine cycloaddition occurred giving (127) in 27% yield. 

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