Intramolecular radical cyclization

Scheme 3.83. First domino radical cyclization/intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction process.

Bromobenzy 1)-1,4-dihydro-3-methoxycarbonyIpyridine (135a) upon treatment with BusSnH undergoes intramolecular radical cyclization to give both... 

The success of intramolecular conjugate additions of carbon-centered radicals in multifunctional contexts is noteworthy. Compound 57 (see Scheme 10), prepared by an interesting sequence starting from meto-toluic acid (54) (see 54 > 55 > 56 > 57), can be converted to the highly functionalized perhydroindane 58 through an intramolecular conjugate addition of a hindered secondary radical.21-22 This radical cyclization actually furnishes a 6 1 mixture of perhydroindane diastereoisomers, epimeric at C-7, in favor of 58 (96 % total yield). It should be noted that a substantially less strained cis-fused bicyclo[4.3.0] substructure is formed in this cyclization. 

Intramolecular cyclization of sulfonyl radicals is almost absent from literature. The fact that free radical cyclization has been the subject of a large number of studies and applications in the last decade in organic chemistry48 and that sulfonyl radicals add quickly to multiple bonds (vide infra) makes cyclization of sulfonyl radicals a rather attractive area. Recently, Johnson and Derenne49 studied the reaction of 6-methylhept-5-en-2-ylcobaloxime(III) with sulfur dioxide and, based on the product analysis, they suggested reaction 15 to be an intermediate step. 

Several cyditol derivatives of varying ring size, for example, (69)/(70), have been prepared based on an enzymatic aldolization as the initial step. Substrates carrying suitably installed C,H-acidic functional groups such as nitro, ester, phosphonate (or halogen) functionalities made use of facile intramolecular nucleophilic (or radical) cyclization reactions ensuing, or subsequent to, the enzyme-catalyzed aldol addition (Figure 10.27) [134—137]. 

A new strategy for the syntheas of oxide-containing fragments of morphine has been developed. Thus, the tricyclic (ANO) morphine fragment 45 was obtained as the sole product via an intramolecular radical cyclization. The tetracyclic (ACNO) fragment 46 was synthesized in a similar fashion starting from 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroisoquinoline <96T10935>. 

Intramolecular enone-alkene cycloadditions are also possible. In the case of (3-(5-pentenyl) substituents, there is a general preference for exo-type cyclization to form a five-membered ring.195 This is consistent with the general pattern for radical cyclizations and implies initial bonding at the (3-carbon of the enone. 

As with carbocation-initiated polyene cyclizations, radical cyclizations can proceed through several successive steps if the steric and electronic properties of the reactant provide potential reaction sites. Cyclization may be followed by a second intramolecular step or by an intermolecular addition or alkylation. Intermediate radicals can be constructed so that hydrogen atom transfer can occur as part of the overall process. For example, 2-bromohexenes having radical stabilizing substituents at C(6) can undergo cyclization after a hydrogen atom transfer step.348... 

Another possibility here is to use entropic acceleration. In this way, it is possible to use a substrate that first reacts in an intramolecular mode to give an intermediate, which then undergoes an intermolecular reaction with a second molecule. An impressive older example is a radical cyclization/trapping in the synthesis of prostaglandin F2a, as described by the Stork group [20]. A key step here is the radical transformation of the iodo compound 0-32 using uliu3Sril I formed in situ from... 

The transformation of2-734 involves an initial generation of an organosamarium species 2-735 with subsequent nucleophilic addition to the lactone carbonyl. Presumably, a tetrahedral intermediate 2-736 is formed that collapses to yield the ketone 2-737. This reacts with Sml2 to give a ketyl radical 2-738, which undergoes an intramolecular S-exo radical cyclization reaction with the alkene moiety. The resultant... 

Clive and coworkers have developed a new domino radical cyclization, by making use of a silicon radical as an intermediate to prepare silicon-containing bicyclic or polycyclic compounds such as 3-271 and 3-272 (Scheme 3.69) [109], After formation of the first radical 3-267 from 3-266, a 5-exo-dig cyclization takes place followed by an intramolecular 1,5-transfer of hydrogen from silicon to carbon, providing a silicon-centered radical 3-269 via 3-268. Once formed, this has the option to undergo another cyclization to afford the radical 3-270, which can yield a stable product either by a reductive interception with the present organotin hydride species to obtain compounds of type 3-271. On the other hand, when the terminal alkyne carries a trimethylstannyl group, expulsion of a trimethylstannyl radical takes place to afford vinyl silanes such as 3-272. 

An intramolecular radical cyclization gives the cxo-cyclic compounds, which has been extensively used in the synthesis of cyclic compounds. Michael additions of allyl alcohols or propargy 1 alcohols to nitroalkenes and the subsequent treatment with tin radicals provide a useful method for the preparation of substituted furans (Eqs. 7.83 and 7.84).126... 

Intramolecular radical cyclization of methylenecyclopropanes accompanies ring rearrangement [115]. In the case of (methylenecyclopropyl)propyl radicals, 5-exo-cyclization is observed as illustrated in Scheme 83, but 6-exo- and 1-endo-cyclizations occur with (methyleneeyelopropyl)butyl radicals, depending on the substituent. (Scheme 83)... 

Methylenetetrahydrofurans can also be realized by an intramolecular radical cyclization of bromoalkynes utilizing indium(I) iodide as a radical initiator <06TL2859>. 3-Diiodomethylenetetrahydrofurans were also prepared from l,to-diiodo-l-alkynes in the presence of l-hexynyllithium<06CC638>. 

TMC ATRA reactions can also be conducted intramolecularly when alkyl halide and alkene functionalities are part of the same molecule. Intramolecular TMC ATRA or atom transfer radical cyclization (ATRC) is a very attractive synthetic tool because it enables the synthesis of functionalized ring systems that can be used as starting materials for the preparation of complex organic molecules [10,11], Furthermore, halide functionality in the resulting product can be very beneficial because it can be easily reduced, eliminated, displaced, converted to a Grignard reagent, or if desired serve as a further radical precursor. The use of copper-mediated ATRC in organic synthesis has been reviewed recently and some illustrative examples are shown in Scheme 3 [10,11,31,32,33],... 

Further variations of the general scenario described in Scheme 4 consist in trapping adduct radical 48 before oxidation occurs7. This can be achieved if intramolecular radical additions are possible, as is the case in radical 62. Oxidation of 62 to the corresponding allyl cation is slower than 6-ew-cyclization to the chlorobenzene ring to form radical 63, which subsequently is oxidized to yield tetrahydronaphthalene 64 as the main product (equation 27). This sequence does not work well for other dienes such as 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, for which oxidation of the intermediate allyl radical is too rapid to allow radical cyclization onto the aromatic TT-system. 

A tandem radical addition/cyclization process has been described for the formation of benzindolizidine systems from l-(2-iodoethyl)indoles and methyl acrylate <00TL10181>. In this process, sun-lamp irradiation of a solution of the l-(2-iodoethyl)ethylindoles 149 in refluxing benzene containing hexamethylditin and methyl acrylate effects intermolecular radical addition to the activated double bond leading to the stabilized radical 150. Intramolecular cyclization to the C-2 position of the indole nucleus then affords the benzindolzidine derivatives 151 after rearomatization of the tricyclic radical. 

In an alternate mode of radical cyclization, indolyl-2-radicals generated from the corresponding 2-bromo derivatives 152 (n=l-3) undergo intramolecular reactions with appended aromatic rings to afford fused [ 1,2-a]indoles 153 <00TL4209>. 

In a related approach, Murakami synthesized clavicipitic acid and costaclavine [79], and later extended this chemistry to a synthesis of chanoclavine-I featuring the intramolecular Heck vinylation 240 to 241 [266], The corresponding enone failed to cyclize under these conditions. Noteworthy is that radical cyclizations, which often compete successfully with Heck reactions, were poor in this system. 

Spiro tricyclic pyrrolizinone 171 was obtained with 65% yield (and almost poor stereoselectivity) by intramolecular radical cyclization of the xanthate 170 upon exposure of the latter to 2equiv of lauroyl peroxide, in a refluxing 3 1 mixture of methanol and 1,2-dichloromethane. The radical generated from the xanthate moiety cyclizes with the... 

Curran2 has reviewed recent applications of the tin hydride method for initiation of radical chain reactions in organic synthesis (191 references). The review covers intermolecular additions of radicals to alkenes (Giese reaction) as well as intramolecular radical cyclizations, including use of vinyl radical cyclization. 

Vinyllithium cyclizations. The vinyl lithiums formed from trisylhydrazones (9, 486) can participate in intramolecular cyclizations. This anionic cyclization is presently limited to formation of five-membered rings. It has the advantage of greater stereoselectivity than a corresponding radical cyclization. 

An interesting intramolecular radical cyclization followed by enantioselective hydrogen atom transfer has recently been reported (Scheme 11) [40]. This reaction is carried out in the presence of a chiral complexing agent 38, which... 

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