Regioselective Aryl Radical Cyclization. 1. Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Linearly Condensed Hydroaromatic Carbocyclic Systems through 6-endo-ring Closures

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00089a009

The stereocontrolled synthesis of trans-octahydroanthracenes 3, 11a-c, and 14a-c and trans-octahydro-5aH-cycloheptanaphthalene (27) through implementation of an efficient and highly regioselective 6-endo-trig-aryl radical cyclization of the respective 2-(o-bromoaryl)-1-methylenecyclohexanes 2, 10a-c, and 13a-c and 2-(o-bromobenzyl)-1-methylenecycloheptane (41) with tri-n-butyltin hydride id described.The radical cyclization of 2-(o-bromobenzyl)-1-methylenecyclopentane (43), in contrast, produced a mixture of the cis- and trans-hexahydro-1H-benzindenes (38) and (37).