2- Norbornene

Acetoxylchlorination of norbornene (138) proceeds with skeletal rearrangement in the presence of an excess of CuCl2 to give e.Yo-2-chloro-iyn-7-acetoxy-norbornane (139). This is a good synthetic method for ivn-7-norbornenol[163]. 

Three-component coupling with vinylstannane. norbornene (80). and bro-mobenzene affords the product 91 via oxidative addition, insertion, transme-tallation, and reductive elimination[85]. Asymmetric multipoint control in the formation of 94 and 95 in a ratio of 10 1 was achieved by diastereo-differ-entiative assembly of norbornene (80), the (5 )-(Z)-3-siloxyvinyl iodide 92 and the alkyne 93, showing that the control of four chiralities in 94 is possible by use of the single chirality of the iodide 92. The double bond in 92 should be Z no selectivity was observed with E form[86]. 

In an efficient diastereo-differentiative assembly of three components of norbornene, tv. v-alkenyl iodide, and KCN, the isomerization of the cis to the trans double bond takes place to give the coupled product 224. The isomerization is explained by the formation of the cyclopropane 222. its rearrangement to give a irans double bond in 223, and trapping with CN anion to give 224[168],... 

The cyclohexadiene derivative 130 was obtained by the co-cyclization of DMAD with strained alkenes such as norbornene catalyzed by 75[63], However, the linear 2 1 adduct 131 of an alkene and DMAD was obtained selectively using bis(maleic anhydride)(norbornene)palladium (124)[64] as a cat-alyst[65], A similar reaction of allyl alcohol with DMAD is catalyzed by the catalyst 123 to give the linear adducts 132 and 133[66], Reaction of a vinyl ether with DMAD gives the cyclopentene derivatives 134 and 135 as 2 I adducts, and a cyclooctadiene derivative, although the selectivity is not high[67]. 

Treatment of thiiranes with lithium aluminum hydride gives a thiolate ion formed by attack of hydride ion on the least hindered carbon atoms (76RCR25), The mechanism is 5n2, inversion occurring at the site of attack. Polymerization initiated by the thiolate ion is a side reaction and may even be the predominant reaction, e.g. with 2-phenoxymethylthiirane. Use of THF instead of ether as solvent is said to favor polymerization. Tetrahydroborates do not reduce the thiirane ring under mild conditions and can be used to reduce other functional groups in the presence of the episulfide. Sodium in ammonia reduces norbornene episulfide to the exo thiol. 

Chlorendic anhydride (l,4,5,6,7,7,-hexachloro-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic anhydride) [115-27-5] M 370.9, m 234-236 . 235-237 , 238 . Steam distn or recrystn from H2O yields the diacid. The purified diacid yields the anhydride with AC2O. [Prill 7 A/w Chem Soc 69 62 1947.]... 

A-Hydroxy-5-norbornene-2,3-dicarboxylic acid imide [21715-90-2] M 179.2, m 165-166", 166-169", pKesi-6 Dissolve in CHCI3, filter, evaporate and recrystallise from EtOAc. IR (nujol) 1695, 1710 and 1770 (C=0), and 3100 (OH) cm. 0-Acetyl derivative has m 113-114° (from EtOH) with IR bands at 1730, 1770 and 1815 cm only, and the 0-benzoyl derivative has m 143-144° (from propan-2-ol or C6H6). [Bauer and Miarka J Org Chem 24 1293 1959 Fujino et al. Chem Pharm Bull Jpn 22 1857 1974],... 

The carbonium ion rearrangements that can be observed in halofluonnations are illustrated by the reactions ot norbornene (Table 2) and norbornadiene (Table 3). Product ratios may vary with the different reagent combinations... 

Bromination of the homoconjugated 5-(difluoromethylene)-6 6-difluoro-2-norbornene yields different product mixtures under ionic and free-radical conditions 1771 (equation 6)... 

Olefins with strained, relatively weak n-bonds form cycLobutanes under rather mild conditions [96] (equations 35 and 36). By contrast, cw-l-methylcyclooctene hardly reacts with I,I-dicholo-2,2-difluoroethylene after 15 days at 150 °C, and norbornene gives only a 9% yield of cycloadduct after 3 days at 120 [96]... 

In a manner analogous to classic nitrile iinines, the additions of trifluoro-methylacetonitrile phenylimine occur regiospecifically with activated terminal alkenes but less selectively with alkynes [39], The nitnle imine reacts with both dimethyl fumarate and dimethyl maleate m moderate yields to give exclusively the trans product, presumably via epimenzation of the labile H at position 4 [40] (equation 42) The nitrile imine exhibits exo selectivities in its reactions with norbornene and norbornadiene, which are similar to those seen for the nitrile oxide [37], and even greater reactivity with enolates than that of the nitnle oxide [38, 41], Reactions of trifluoroacetomtrile phenyl imine with isocyanates, isothiocyanates, and carbodiimides are also reported [42]... 

Early work established that S4N4 forms di-adducts with alkenes such as norbornene or norbomadiene. Subsequently, structural and spectroscopic studies established that cycloaddition occurs in a 1,3-S,S"-fashion. The regiochemistry of addition can be rationalized in frontier orbital terms the interaction of the alkene HOMO with the low-lying LUMO of S4N4 exerts kinetic control. Consistently, only electron-rich alkenes add to S4N4. 

An example of the use of NMR spectroscopy to ascertain with reasonable certainty the stereochemistry of a series of enamines has been provided by Paquette (25). Based on a study of the NMR spectra of the endo- and exo-5-norbornene-2-carboxaldehydes (168), the enamine mixtures were estimated to contain 80 to 90 % of the transoid form (170). 

The mechanism of the cycloaddition of phenyl azide to norbornene has been shown to involve a concerted mechanism with a charge imbalance in the transition state (199). In a similar manner the cycloaddition of phenyl azide to enamines apparently proceeds by a concerted mechanism (194, 194a). This is shown by a rather large negative entropy of activation (—36 entropy units for l-(N-morpholino)cyclopentene in benzene solvent at 25°C), indicative of a highly ordered transition state. Varying solvents from those of small dielectric constants to those of large dielectric constants has... 

Epoxidation of norbornene was found some time prior to this work not to stop at the monoepoxide step. Instead, this intermediate goes on to rearrange to the bicyclic aldehyde, 31, ... 

D. ej o-NoRBORNEOL FROM Norbornene External Generation of Diborane (i)... 

A solution of 28.2 g (0.30 mole) of norbornene in 100 ml of THF is placed in the flask. The gas dispersion tube is immersed in the reaction liquid and connected with Tygon tubing to a 250-ml three-necked flask serving as the diborane generator. 

The procedure given above is applied to norbornene. However, the formation of the alcohol is accompanied by formation of moderate amounts of the acetate. Therefore, the dried tetrahydrofuran solution of the alcohol-acetate mixture is treated with 0.4 g (O.OI mole) of lithium aluminum hydride dissolved in 10 ml ofTHF. The excess hydride is decomposed by careful addition of water, followed by filtration, drying of the organic solution, and evaporation of the solvent. The residue is almost pure (>99.8%) exo-1-norborneol. It may be purified by direct distillation, bp 178-17971 atm, crystallizing slowly on cooling, mp 127-128°. 

A 500-ml flask is equipped with a thermometer, a magnetic stirrer, and a dropping funnel, and all openings are protected by drying tubes. The system is flushed with nitrogen and a solution of 2.84 g (0.075 mole) of sodium borohydride in 150 ml of diglyme is introduced followed by 28.3 g (0.30 mole) of norbornene. The flask is immersed in an ice-water bath and the hydroboration is achieved by the dropwise addition of 27.4 ml (0.10 mole) of boron trifluoride diglymate. The solution is stirred... 

In a 200-ml three-necked flask fitted with a dropping funnel (drying tube) is placed a solution of 13.4 g (0.12 mole) of 1-octene in 35 ml of THF. The flask is flushed with nitrogen and 3.7 ml of a 0.5 M solution of diborane (0.012 mole of hydride) in THF is added to carry out the hydroboration. (See Chapter 4, Section I regarding preparation of diborane in THF.) After 1 hour, 1.8 ml (0.1 mole) of water is added, followed by 4.4 g (0.06 mole) of methyl vinyl ketone, and the mixture is stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The solvent is removed, and the residue is dissolved in ether, dried, and distilled. 2-Dodecanone has bp 119710 mm, 24571 atm. (The product contains 15 % of 5-methyl-2-undecane.) The reaction sequence can be applied successfully to a variety of olefins including cyclopentene, cyclohexene, and norbornene. 

A dry 5(X)-mI flask equipped with a thermometer, pressure-equalizing dropping funnel, and magnetic stirrer is flushed with nitrogen and then maintained under a static pressure of the gas. The flask is charged with 50 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 13.3 ml (0.15 mole) of cyclopentene, and then is cooled in an ice bath. Conversion to tricyclo-pentylborane is achieved by dropwise addition of 25 ml of a 1 M solution of diborane (0.15 mole of hydride see Chapter 4, Section 1 for preparation) in tetrahydrofuran. The solution is stirred for 1 hour at 25° and again cooled in an ice bath, and 25 ml of dry t-butyl alcohol is added, followed by 5.5 ml (0.05 mole) of ethyl bromoacetate. Potassium t-butoxide in /-butyl alcohol (50 ml of a 1 M solution) is added over a period of 10 minutes. There is an immediate precipitation of potassium bromide. The reaction mixture is filtered from the potassium bromide and distilled. Ethyl cyclopentylacetate, bp 101730 mm, 1.4398, is obtained in about 75% yield. Similarly, the reaction can be applied to a variety of olefins including 2-butene, cyclohexene, and norbornene. 

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