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(cis), 34.6 (trans), 36.1 (trans), 60.1 (cis), 60.4 (trans), 123.9-
144.0, 171.5 (cis) 171.8 (trans); MS m/z 320 (M+, 26), 247 (100),
167 (60), 152 (18); UV (CH2Cl2) λmax 265 nm (ꢀ 167 00 l mol-1
cm-1). Anal. Calcd for C22H24O2: C, 82.5; H, 7.5. Found: C, 82.20;
H, 7.42.
2.15-2.25 (m, 0.66 H, cis and trans of (Z)- and (E)-oxime
isomers), 5.64 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 0.17 H, cis of (E)-oxime isomer),
5.70 (d, J ) 9.3 Hz, 0.5 H, trans of (Z)-oxime isomer), 5.77 (d, J
) 9.6 Hz, 0.17 H, cis of (Z)-oxime isomer), 5.78 (d, J ) 9.0 Hz,
0.17 H, trans of (E)-oxime isomer), 6.20 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 0.5 H,
trans of (Z)-oxime isomer), 6.58 (d, J ) 9.0 Hz, 0.17 H, cis of
(Z)-oxime isomer), 7.00 (d, J ) 8.3 Hz, 0.17 H, cis of (E)-oxime
isomer), 7.10-7.27 (m, 10.17 H, trans of (E)-oxime isomer), 7.80,
8.00, 8.25, (br s, 1 H, cis and trans of (Z)- and (E)-oxime isomers);
13C NMR (63 MHz) δ 16.8 (trans), 22.3 (trans), 22.4 (cis), 22.5
(cis), 26.2, 26.7 (trans), 27.0, 27.8 (cis), 28.0, 30.2 (cis), 30.9, 32.6
(trans), 33.4, 34.0 (trans), 34.1, 35.7 (cis), 124.2-149.0, 150.0,
151.1, 151.8, 152.5 (cis and trans); MS m/z 291 (M+, 1), 273 (32),
75 (100); UV (CH2Cl2) λmax 299 nm (ꢀ 15 300).
3-(2,2-Dip h en ylvin yl)-2,2-d im eth yl-1-cyclop r op a n eca r -
boxylic Acid (3b). A solution of KOH (1 g, 12.5 mmol) and ethyl
3-(2,2-diphenylvinyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1-cyclopropanecarboxylate (3a)
(1 g, 3.1 mmol) in ethanol absolute (180 mL) was refluxed for
24 h. The solvent was evaporated to dryness, and the crude
product was dissolved in water. The solution was washed with
ether to remove unreacted starting material, and the aqueous
layer was acidified with a 20% HCl solution and extracted with
ether. The organic phases were dried (MgSO4), filtered, and
concentrated to dryness. Flash chromatography of the residue
using hexane/Et2O (7:3) yielded 3b (812 mg, 89%) as an oil and
as a 1:2 mixture of cis:trans isomers: IR (neat) 3100-2900, 1700
cm-1; 1H NMR (250 MHz) δ 1.14 (s, 1 H, cis), 1.24 (s, 2 H, trans),
1.28 (s, 2 H, trans), 1.39 (s, 1 H, cis), 1.63 (d, J ) 5.3 Hz, 0.66 H,
trans), 1.68 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 0.33 H, cis), 1.95 (app t, J ) 9.2 Hz,
0.33 H, cis), 2.13 (dd, J ) 8.7, 5.3 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 5.73 (d, J
) 8.7 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 6.43 (d, J ) 9.8 Hz, 0.33 H, cis), 7.15-
7.40 (m, 10 H), 10.81 (br s, 1 H, cis and trans); 13C NMR (63
MHz) δ 14.9 (cis), 15.2 (trans), 20.2 (trans), 22.7 (cis), 28.3
(trans), 29.3 (cis), 30.9 (trans), 32.3 (cis), 34.9 (cis), 35.5 (trans),
123.1-144.4, 177.7 (cis), 178.0 (trans); MS m/z 292 (M+, 71), 275
(2), 247 (83), 205 (93), 165 (39), 91 (100); UV (CH2Cl2) λmax 269
nm (ꢀ 3400).
1-Ace t yl-3-(2,2-d ip h e n ylvin yl)-2,2-d im e t h ylcyclop r o-
p a n e (3d ). This compound was synthesized in two steps from
the acid 3b according to the following procedure: the acid 3b
(590 mg, 2.02 mmol) and thionyl chloride (1 mL) were heated
at reflux for 20 min. The residual thionyl chloride was removed
under reduced pressure yielding 3-(2,2-diphenylvinyl)-2,2-di-
methylcyclopropane-1-carbonyl chloride (627 mg, 100%) as an
oil and as a 1:2 mixture of cis:trans isomers, which was used
without further purification: IR (neat) 1785 cm-1; 1H NMR (300
MHz) δ 1.22 (s, 1 H, cis), 1.27 (s, 2 H, trans), 1.37 (s, 2 H, trans),
1.39 (s, 1 H, cis), 2.23-2.37 (m, 2 H, cis and trans), 5.76 (d, J )
8.4 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 6.20 (d, J ) 8.7 Hz, 0.33 H, cis), 7.20-
7.43 (m, 10 H). To a stirred suspension of CuI (407 mg, 2.42
mmol) in anhydrous Et2O (100 mL) under argon and at -40 °C
was added MeLi (3.3 mL, 1.6 M in ether). The mixture was
stirred for 30 min, and then 3-(2,2-diphenylvinyl)-2,2-dimethyl-
1-cyclopropanecarbonyl chloride (627 mg, 2.02 mmol) in Et2O
(100 mL) was added. The reaction was kept at -40 °C for 30
min, allowed to warm at 0 °C, and stirred for 30 min before being
quenched with a saturated NH4Cl solution and extracted with
ether. The combined organic phases were dried, filtered, and
concentrated to dryness. Flash chromatography of the residue
using hexane/Et2O (95:5) afforded 3d (374 mg, 64%) as a oil and
2-(2,2-Dip h en ylvin yl)-3-(h yd r oxym eth yl)-1,1-d im eth yl-
cyclop r op a n e (3f). To a stirred suspension of LAH (0.74 g, 19
mmol) in Et2O (75 mL) under argon was added a solution of the
ester 3a (7.74 g, 24 mmol) in anhydrous Et2O (25 mL) dropwise.
The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 1 h. The
reaction was quenched with water and filtered. The ether layer
was separated, dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated to
dryness. Flash chromatography of the residue using hexane/Et2O
(9:1) afforded 3f (6.5 g, 97%) as a oil and as a 1:2 mixture of
cis:trans isomers: IR (neat) 3350, 1620 cm-1
;
1H NMR (300
as a 1:2 mixture of cis:trans isomers: IR (neat) 1705, 1680 cm-1
;
MHz) δ 0.90 (m, 0.66 H, trans), 1.10 (s, 1 H, cis), 1.11 (s, 2 H,
trans), 1.19 (s, 1 H, cis), 1.20 (s, 2 H, trans), 1.46 (m, 1.33 H, cis
and trans), 3.46 (m, 1 H), 3.67 (m, 0.66 H), 3.82 (dd, J ) 7.7, 2.2
Hz, 0.33 H), 5.77 (d, J ) 8.8 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 5.84 (d, J ) 9.8
Hz, 0.33 H, cis), 7.18-7.40 (m, 10 H), (OH signal not observed);
13C NMR (63 MHz) δ 15.9 (cis), 20.9 (trans), 23.2 (trans), 23.4
(cis), 24.4 (trans), 28.5 (cis), 29.0 (cis), 31.3 (trans), 33.3 (cis),
36.6 (trans), 63.2 (trans), 66.0 (cis), 125.4-143.7; MS m/z 278
(M+, 17), 247 (100), 167 (20); UV (CH2Cl2) λmax 266 nm (ꢀ 15 100).
3-(2,2-Dip h en ylvin yl)-2,2-d im eth yl-1-cyclop r op a n eca r -
ba ld eh yd e (3c). The alcohol 3f (6 g, 21 mmol) and PCC (7 g,
32 mmol) were allowed to react in CH2Cl2 (50 mL) at room
temperature for 4 h. The crude reaction mixture was filtered
through silica gel and the solvent evaporated to dryness. Flash
chromatography of the residue using hexane/Et2O (95:5) give
aldehyde 3c (4.1 g, 69%) as an oil and as a 1:2 mixture of cis:
1H NMR (300 MHz) δ 1.15 (s, 2 H, trans), 1.18 (s, 1H, cis), 1.30
(s, 2H, trans), 1.35 (s, 1H, cis), 1.95 (d, J ) 5.7 Hz, 0.66 H, trans),
2.04 (m, 0.66 H, cis), 2.19 (s, 2H, trans), 2.20-2.30 (m, 0.66 H,
trans, with overlapping singlet at 2.28, 1 H, cis), 5.78 (d, J )
8.4 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 6.50 (m, 0.33 H, cis), 7.18-7.45 (m, 10
H); 13C NMR (63 MHz) δ 14.7 (cis), 19.5 (trans), 22.9 (trans),
28.7 (cis), 31.3 (cis), 32.5 (trans), 33.5 (cis), 33.6 (trans), 36.1
(trans), 37.6 (cis), 40.4 (cis), 44.5 (trans), 123.6-144.3, 205.5
(trans), 206.0 (cis); MS m/z 290 (M+, 2), 247 (100), 167 (19); UV
(CH2Cl2) λmax 227 nm (ꢀ 4200).
m -Meth oxya cetop h en on e-Sen sitized Ir r a d ia tion of 3a .
Compound 3a (400 mg, 1.25 mmol), as a 1:2 mixture of cis:trans
isomers, and m-methoxyacetophenone (600 mg, 4 mmol) were
irradiated for 3 h. Flash chromatography using hexane/Et2O (9:
1) gave 298 mg (74%) of 3a , as a 1:1 mixture of cis:trans isomers,
and 75 mg (19%) of ethyl 2,2-dimethyl-5,5-diphenyl-3-cyclopen-
tene-1-carboxylate (5a ) as a oil. Further elution with Et2O
afforded 12 mg (3%) of highly polar material. Compound 5a : IR
1
trans isomers: IR (neat) 1700, 1660 cm-1; H NMR (300 MHz)
δ 1.16 (s, 1H, cis), 1.28 (s, 2H, trans), 1.31 (s, 2H, trans), 1.47
(s, 1H, cis), 1.82 (m, 1H, cis and trans), 2.15 (app t, J ) 9.0 Hz,
0.33 H, cis), 2.37 (dd, J ) 5.1, 9.0 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 5.75 (d, J
) 9.0 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 6.36 (d, J ) 9.6 Hz, 0.33 H, cis), 7.20-
7.50 (m, 10 H), 9.23 (d, J ) 5.6 Hz, 0.66 H, trans), 9.64 (d, J )
5.7 Hz, 0.33 H, cis); 13C NMR (63 MHz) δ 16.0 (cis), 21.3 (trans),
22.5 (trans), 28.5 (cis), 32.1 (cis), 32.2 (trans), 36.4 (trans), 38.2
(cis), 42.8 (cis), 45.9 (trans), 122.5-145.1, 200.2 (trans), 201.3
(cis); MS m/z 276 (M+, 5), 247 (100), 191 (28), 165 (31); UV (CH2-
Cl2) λmax 268 nm (ꢀ 13 600).
3-(2,2-Dip h en ylvin yl)-2,2-d im eth yl-1-cyclop r op a n eca r -
ba ld eh yd e Oxim e (3e). Aldehyde 3c (2.1 g, 7.6 mmol), hy-
droxylamine hydrochloride (0.8 g, 0.01 mol), and pyridine (0.78
g, 0.01 mol) were heated at reflux in ethanol (50 mL) for 1 h.
After conventional workup, column chromatography of the crude
product on silica gel using hexane/Et2O (9:1) gave the oxime 3e
(1.8 g, 83%) as an oil and as a 1:2 mixture of cis:trans isomers.
The cis isomer was obtained as a 1:1 mixture of the (Z:E)-oxime
isomers and the trans isomer as a 3:1 mixture of (Z:E)-oxime
isomers: IR (neat) 3100-2800, 1610 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 ΜΗz)
δ 1.01, 1.02, 1.05, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.19, 1.32, (8 s, 6 H), 1.50-
1.80 (m, 1.33 H, cis and trans of (Z)- and (E)-oxime isomers),
(neat) 1755 cm-1 1H NMR (300 MHz) δ 1.03 (t, J ) 7.0 Hz, 3
;
H), 1.13 (s, 3 H), 1.23 (s, 3 H), 3.76 (s, 1H), 3.86 (m, 2 H), 5.78
(d, J ) 5.6 Hz, 1 H), 6.18 (d, J ) 5.6 Hz, 1 H), 7.13-7.43 (m, 10
H); 13C NMR δ 14.1, 24.7, 30.2, 48.5, 59.9, 62.7, 64.9, 126.0-
148.6, 171.9; MS m/z 320 (M+, 50), 247 (100), 191 (32).
m -Meth oxya cetop h en on e-Sen sitized Ir r a d ia tion of 3b.
Compound 3b (575 mg, 1.97 mmol), as a mixture 1:2 of cis:trans
isomers, and m-methoxyacetophenone (4.4 g, 29.2 mmol) were
irradiated for 4 h. Flash chromatography using hexane/Et2O (95:
5) gave 96 mg (17%) of 2,2-dimethyl-5,5-diphenyl-3-cyclopentene-
1-carboxylic acid (5b) as a oil and 459 (80%) of 3b, as a 1:1
mixture of cis:trans isomers. Further elution with Et2O afforded
20 mg (3%) of highly polar material. Compound 5b: IR (neat)
3100-2900, 1700 cm-1; 1H NMR (300 MHz) δ 1.15 (s, 3 H), 1.20
(s, 3 H), 3.77 (s, 1 H), 5.78 (d, J ) 5.6 Hz, 1 H), 6.10 (d, J ) 5.6
Hz, 1 H), 7.00-7.50 (m, 10 H) (COOH signal not observed); 13
C
NMR (63 MHz) δ 28.4, 30.0, 48.4, 62.1, 65.0, 123.2-148.2, 177.4;
MS m/z 292 (M+, 20), 275 (10), 247 (100).
m -Metoxya cetop h en on e-Sen sitized Ir r a d ia tion of 3c.
Compound 3c (398 mg, 1.4 mmol), as a 1:2 mixture of cis:trans
isomers, and m-methoxyacetophenone (3 g, 22 mmol) were