P-Claisen rearrangement

As an alternative to electrophilic substitution as a means for introducing functional groups into the calixarenes, a reaction sequence has been developed that involves the conversion of calix[4]arene (59) to the tetraallyl ether 63. When 63 is heated in diethylaniline it undergoes a four-fold p-Claisen rearrangement to afford p-allyl-calix[4]arene (62) in excellent yield 126). From the tetra-tosyl ester of 62 (i.e. compound 66 a) a variety of functionalized calixarenes have been obtained, including the aldehyde 66b, alcohol <56 c, bromide 66 d, azide 66 e, amine 66f, and nitrile 66g. Removal of the tosyl group occurs under mildly basic conditions to yield, for example, p-(2-hydroxyethyl)calix[4]arene (66 h). 

With the p-positions of the calixarenes made available by de-tert-butylation, a wide variety of p-functionalization procedures have been explored. A number of these were developed in the 1980s (see ref. 1, pp. 135-144), including the electrophilic substitution route 4 , 5 , 6 , etc. 169 (E = NO2, SO3H, COR, COAr, CH2CI), the p-Claisen rearrangement route 4 , 5 , 6 , etc. -> 173 174, and the... 

Transfer of Functionality. The selective functionalization of the lower rim allows for the synthesis of mixed alkylallyl ethers that can be subjected to a p-Claisen rearrangement [10]. In this way conq>ounds of general structure 20a, in which the selectivity has been transferred from the lower rim to the upper rim, were obtained in good yields. The allyl group can easily be transformed to other functional groups (CHjX, CH2=0, COOH). 

CLAISEN - IRELAND Rearrangment Rearrangement ol allyl phenyl ethers to o (or p-)allylphenols or of allyl vinyl ethers to y.S-unsaturated aldehydes or ketones (Claisen) Rearrangement ol allyl esters as enolale anions to y.S-unsaturated acids (Ireland)... 

If both ortho positions bear substituents other than hydrogen, the allyl group will further migrate to the para position. This reaction is called the para-Claisen rearrangement. The formation of the para-substituted phenol can be explained by an initial Claisen rearrangement to an ortho-2l y intermediate which cannot tautomerize to an aromatic o-allylphenol, followed by a Cope rearrangement to the p-allyl intermediate which can tautomerize to the p-allylphenol e.g. 6 ... 

P-citronellene 605 f 612 (/Q-citronellic acid 232, 235 (/ )-citronellol 360 Claisen rearrangement 17, 87, 90, 137 f., 140, 142, 194 -, Johnson ortho ester variant see Johnson ortho ester Claisen rearrangement cobalt-mediated cyclization... 

Because of the nature of the transition state in the pericyclic mechanism, optically active substrates with a chiral carbon at C-3 or C-4 transfer the chirality to the product, making this an enantioselective synthesis (see p. 1451 for an example in the mechanistically similar Claisen rearrangement). ... 

Jautze S, Seiler P, Peters R (2007) Macrocyclic ferrocenyl-bisimidazoline palladacycle dimers as highly active and enantioselective catalysts for the Aza-Claisen rearrangement of Z-conflgured A-para-methoxyphenyl trifluoroacetimidates. Angew Chem Int Ed 46 ... 

A thio-Claisen rearrangement174 was used for the regioselective synthesis of thiopyrano[2,3-b]pyran-2-ones and thieno[2,3-b]pyran-2-ones (Eq. 12.76). A convenient method for the aromatic amino-Claisen rearrangement of N-(l,l-disubstituted-allyl)anilines led to the 2-allylanilines being produced cleanly and in high yield by using a catalytic amount of p-toluenesulfonic acid in acetonitrile/water (Eq. 12.77).175... 

Claisen rearrangement. As for the mechanism, the reaction begins with intramolecular cyclopropanation the resulting bicyclo[2.1.0]pentan-2-one then undergoes fragmentation to a p,y-unsaturated ketene which finally is trapped by the added alcohol to afford a p,y-unsaturated ester (Scheme 41). The intermediates could be observed in selected cases. 

ESTERIFICATION OF HINDERED ALCOHOLS tert-BUTYL p-TOLUATE, 51, 96 Esters, from diazoketones and organoboranes, 53, 82 Esters, a-deuterio-, 53, 82 Esters, y [Pg.59]

Selective protection of the primary alcohol gave 138 (P=TBDMS), which was then esterified with ( )-3-hexenoic acid to produce the key intermediate 139 for cyclization. Ireland ester-enolate Claisen rearrangement and hydrolysis produced a protected hydroxyacid, which, after reduction of the acid and deprotection of the alcohol, yielded meso diol 128 more quickly and efficiently than in the previous synthesis. The meso diol was then converted to the racemate of the lactol pheromone 130 as previously described. 

Monoalkylation of a-isocyano esters by using tert-butyl isocyano acetate (R = fBu) has been reported by Schollkopf [28, 33]. Besides successful examples using primary halides, 2-iodopropane has been reported to produce the a-alkylated product (1) as well by this method (KOfBu in THF). In the years 1987-1991, Ito reported several methods for the monoalkylation of isocyano esters, including the Michael reaction under TBAF catalysis as described earlier [31], Claisen rearrangements [34], and asymmetric Pd-catalyzed allylation [35]. Finally, Zhu recently reported the first example of the introduction of an aromatic substituent by means of a nucleophilic aromatic substitution (Cs0H-H20, MeCN, 0°C) in the synthesis of methyl ot-isocyano p-nitrophenylacetate [36]. 

The ruthenium-catalyzed direct addition of saturated aliphatic alcohols to non-activated alkynes remains a challenge. Only ally alcohol has been successfully involved in the intermolecular addition to phenylacetylene to produce an ether and the enal resulting from Claisen rearrangement (Equation 10.7) [24]. Thus, in refluxing toluene, in the presence of a catalytic amount of RuCl(tris(pyrazolyl) borate) (pyridine)2, a 1 1 mixture of ally P-styryl ether and 2-phenylpent-4-enal was obtained in 72% overall yield. 

The full paper on the synthesis of onikulactone and mitsugashiwalactone (Vol. 7, p. 24) has been published.Whitesell reports two further useful sequences (cf. Vol. 7, p. 26) from accessible bicyclo[3,3,0]octanes which may lead to iridoids (123 X=H2, Y = H) may be converted into (124) via (123 X = H2, Y = C02Me), the product of ester enolate Claisen rearrangement of the derived allylic alcohol and oxidative decarboxylation/ whereas (123 X = 0, Y = H) readily leads to (125), a known derivative of antirride (126) via an alkylation-dehydration-epoxi-dation-rearrangement sequence. Aucubigenin (121 X = OH, R = H), which is stable at —20°C and readily obtained by enzymic hydrolysis of aucubin (121 X = OH, R = j8-Glu), is converted by mild acid into (127) ° with no dialdehyde detected sodium borohydride reduction of aucubigenin yields the non-naturally occurring isoeucommiol (128 X=H,OH) probably via the aldehyde (128 X = O). ... 

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