Regioselective Formation of a 2,3-Oxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octene 3-oxide in Baeyer–Villiger Type Oxidation 373
When the alcohol concentration is high enough
it is thermo- or photoinduced. The involvement of
the concurrent EA and AE mechanisms is supported
by the experimental data.
that the ratio (k1 + k3[ROH])/(k−1 + k1 + k3[ROH]) be-
comes close to unity, Eq. (5) is simplified to
d[9]/dt = I. The rate of product formation becomes
constant and is limited only by the rate of light ab-
sorption. The light absorption-controlled value is
reached faster in the case of methanol than with
tertiary butanol, as in the bimolecular reaction (4)
one can expect that MeOHk3 > t-BuOHk3. This means that
indeed concurrent EA and AE mechanisms oper-
ate, and the model can be adequately described by
Eq. (5).
EXPERIMENTAL
NMR spectra were recorded on a Bruker Avance DPX
250 spectrometer at 101.20 MHz (31P) and 250.13
MHz (1H), 62.86 MHz (13C) in CDCl3, using tetra-
methylsilane as internal and 85% H3PO4 as exter-
nal standard. Solvents were dried as follows: CH3CN
and 1,2-dichloroethane by distillation from P2O5;
toluene, by distillation over Na in the presence of
benzophenone.
Photolysis of 4a in 1,2-dichloroethane was car-
ried out in the Rayonet reactor. The photochemi-
cally mediated fragmentation afforded phosphonic
acid esters 9 in lower yield (50–60%) than achieved
in acetonitrile. Two additional signals in 31P NMR
spectra were observed in the ratio of about 1:3. The
minor signal appeared at δ 78.9 (C2H4Cl2) that was
independent on the alcohol used. The other signals
were recorded at δ 45.9 (methanol, C2H4Cl2) and
δ 38.5 (tert-butanol, C2H4Cl2). The rearrangement of
2,3-oxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octenes (1-adamantyl,
neopentyl, ethyl as O-substituents, phenyl) accompa-
nying usual metaphosphate extrusion was observed
at −75◦C and at room temperature with very low
yield [17,18]. It was concluded that after the C O
bond cleavage, the oxygen atom can be transferred to
the adjacent sp2 carbon resulting in a cyclopropane
ring. According to this mechanism 4a may rearrange
to 14 (Scheme 8), in which the cyclic phosphinate
ring can be opened in the presence of an alcohol as
it is in 15. The downfield shift at δP 78.9 signal seems
to be appropriate for structure 14 and the upfield
signals at δP 45.9 (R = Me) or 38.5 (R = t-Bu) to 15.
The chemical shift of δP 65.6 measured in propioni-
trile at −75◦C for compound 16 [17] supports our
assignment in regard to structure 14. The suggested
rearrangement needs further examination.
7-Methyl-2,8-diphenyl-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-1H-
4,7-(epoxyphosphano)isoindole-1,3-dione
8-oxide (4a)
2.5 g (purity 77%, 8.7 mmol) of mCPBA was added to
the 20 cm3 of dry CHCl3 solution of 0.80 g (2.2 mmol)
of 7-phosphanorbornene 3 [13]. The solution was
stirred at room temperature and monitored by 31P
NMR. After the competition of the reaction, 2.5 g
(43.1 mmol) of KF was added and the mixture was
stirred at room temperature for 2 h. The suspension
was filtered off (Celite 500), and the volatile compo-
nents were removed. The crude product was purified
by crystallization from AcOEt to give product 4a in
0.56 g (67%).
Colorless solid, mp 182–184◦C (ethyl acetate);
IR, νmax (CCl4) 2928, 1708, 1392, 1232, 1200, 984,
784 cm−1; 31P NMR (CDCl3) δ 37.5; 13C NMR
(CDCl3) δ 14.4 (J = 0.6, C7 − Me), 40.1 (J = 6.3,
C7a), 41.1 (J = 67.9, C7), 47.6 (J = 12.6, C3a), 71.8
a
b
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ꢂ
(J = 8.8, C4), 126.2 (C2 ), 128.5 (J = 13.2, C3 ), 128.8
a
ꢂ
ꢂ
ꢂꢂ
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(J = 83.0, C1 ), 129.0 (C4 ),129.2 (C3 ), 131.2 (C1 ),
b
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131.6 (J = 9.4, C5), 133.2 (C4 ), 134.2 (J = 9.4, C2 ),
138.6 (J = 6.3, C6), 173.0 (C3), 174.5 (J = 15.1, C1);
a,b
1
may be reversed; H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.72 (3H,
d, J = 17.0 Hz, C7CH ), 3.78 (1H, t, J = 8.2 Hz,
3
C7a H), 4.23 (1H, dd, J = 8.2, 3.8 Hz, C3a H), 5.60
(1H, m, C4 H), 6.17 (1H, t, J = 8.2 Hz, C6 H), 6.68
(1H, dt, J = 8.2, 5.5 Hz, C5 H), 7.19–7.16 (2H, m,
HAr), 7.64–7.37 (6H, m, HAr), 7.76–7.68 (2H, m, HAr);
IR, νmax (CCl4) 2928, 1708, 1392, 1232, 1200, 984,
784 cm−1; MS, (M + H)f+ound = 380.1038, C21H19NO4P
requires 380.1052.
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Photolysis of 2,3-Oxaphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]-
octene Oxide (4a)
In conclusion, steric reasons allowed the re-
gioselective synthesis of a new 2,3-oxaphosphabi-
cyclo[2.2.2]octenes 3-oxide, a useful precursor in
the phosphonylation of alcohols. An alternative
mechanism of novel type was substantiated for the
fragmentation-related phosphorylation no matter if
1. The solution of 0.3 mmol of cycloadduct 4a in the
mixture of 40 cm3 of acetonitrile and 4 cm3 of al-
cohol was irradiated with a higher light intensity
source 125 W mercury lamp in a photochemical
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