Reductions hydroboration-protonation

RCM of dienes to cycloalkenes provides a useful method for the syntheses of carbo- and heterocycles and thus has been proved to be extremely effective in total synthesis of various natural products. Usually, however, mixtures of (E)- and (Z)-olefms result. In contrast, ring-closing alkyne metathesis provides a reliable route for synthesis of both (E)- and (Z)-macrocycloalkenes in a stereoslective manner taking advantage of stereoselective partial reduction of resulting cycloalkynes. A Lindlar reduction gives (Z)-cycloalkenes, whereas a hydroboration/ protonation sequence afford ( )-cycloalkenes (Equation (23)). Recently, Trost reported an alternative procedure for the synthesis of (E)-olefins from alkynes through hydrosilylation by a ruthenium catalyst. This procedure converts cycloalkyne 130, for example, to vinylsilane 131 and then to (E)-cycloalkene 132 in a stereoselective manner (Scheme 46)7 ... 

There are several ways to perform the cis reduction of alkynes. For example, catalytic hydrogenation using a poisoned catalyst and hydroboration followed by protonation yields ds-alkenes. For examples and mechanism, see Chapter 6, section 6.2. 

Now let s draw the forward scheme. 1,1-Dibromopentane is converted to 1-pentyne by reaction with excess sodium amide (to afford double elimination followed by deprotonation of the resulting alkyne), followed by aqueous woikup to protonate the terminal aUcynide. 1-Pentyne is converted to the aldehyde via hydroboration/oxidation. Subsequent reaction with sodium acetylide, followed by aqueous woikup, produces an alcohol. Reduction with H2 and Lindlar s catalyst converts the alkyne group to an alkene group. Ozonolysis converts the alkene to an aldehyde. Reaction with concentrated acid allows for elimination of the alcohol, producing the target compound. 

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