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Table 5
nation of resulting thioacetals 8 with n-butyllithium, followed by
electrophilic reaction with chlorosilanes to 2-lithiodithiane inter-
mediates afforded 2-silylated 1,3-dithiane derivatives 9 [17]. The
results were summarized in Table 4. The reactivity of silylation
was affected by the kind of substituents on cyclopropane ring
and silyl group. The reaction of dithiane possessing n-hexyl group
on three-membered ring with Me3SiCl as a silylation reagent
promptly proceeded to afford the corresponding 2-silyldithiane 9
quantitatively (Entry 1). However, the yields decreased with the
increasing bulkiness of the silyl groups (Entries 2–4). In particular,
the reaction with t-BuMe2SiCl needed 24 h to the end (Entry 4),
and the substitution of i-Pr3Si group did not proceed at all (Entry
5). The silylation using silyl chloride having phenyl groups on sili-
con atom afforded a similar result (Entries 6–8). In an analogous
way, the yields of the reaction using cyclopropyldithianes 8 pos-
sessing substituent other than n-alkyl group on three-membered
ring decreased with the increasing bulkiness of the substituent
groups (Entries 9–12). Especially, the reaction of 1-phenylcyclo-
propyldithiane or bicyclo[4,1,0]heptyldithiane needed excessive
amounts of reactants to obtain the desired products in good yields
(Entries 11 and 12).
Synthesis of cyclopropyl silyl ketones 1.
Entry
1
R
Si
Yielda (%)
78
Me3Si
2
3
4
5
6
7
Et3Si
90
n-OctMe2Si
t-BuMe2Si
PhMe2Si
Ph2MeSi
Me3Si
56
Complex mixture
77
65
71
8
Me3Si
Me3Si
Me3Si
56
9
46
10
Trace
Finally, deprotection of 2-cyclopropyl-2-silyl-1,3-dithianes 9
was investigated. The treatment of silyldithianes 9 with iodine
and calcium carbonate in the THF/water combined solvent gave
the corresponding cyclopropyl silyl ketones 1 (Table 5) [18]. These
reactions proceeded in moderate to good yields independent of the
substituents on cyclopropane ring and silyl groups, except for the
reaction of cyclopropyldithiane having bulky silyl group and bicy-
clo[4,1,0]heptyldithiane (Entries 4 and 10). These results suggest
that the attack of iodide to sulfur atom of dithiane possessing a
huge alkyl or silyl group will be difficult. Since the dedithioacetal-
ization of silyldithiane having a phenyl group on cyclopropane
ring proceeded in moderate yield (Entry 9), the newest
convenient and efficient method was attempted (Scheme 4). The
Molar ratio; silyldithiane (9)/I2/CaCO3 = 1:6:6.
a
Isolated yield.
Scheme 4. Synthesis of acylsilane from the reaction using 30% H2O2 catalyzed by
Fe(III)-Nal.
Table 4
reaction of silyldithiane with 30% hydrogen peroxide catalyzed
by Fe(acac)3–NaI afforded the corresponding acylsilane in good
yield [19]. Though Kirihara have been reported that the deprotec-
tion methods gave different acylsilanes from the corresponding
dithiane derivatives in high yields independent of the kind of sub-
stituents [19], the reaction of bicyclo[4,1,0]heptyldithiane afforded
complex mixture in our case.
Silylation of dithiane derivatives 8.
Entry
1
R
Si
Time (h)
1
Yielda (%)
>99
Conclusion
Me3Si
In conclusion, synthesis of 1-hydrocarbon substituted cyclo-
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Et3Si
1
1
57
67
63
–
70
66
–
propyl silyl ketones starting from
been described. The Corey-Chaykovsky cyclopropanation reaction
of ,b-unsaturated acylsilanes derived from silylation of the corre-
a,b-unsaturated aldehydes has
n-OctMe2Si
t-BuMe2Si
i-Pr3Si
PhMe2Si
Ph2MeSi
Ph3Si
24
24
24
24
24
a
sponding aldehydes did not proceed to give the desired 1-alkyl
substituted cyclopropyl silyl ketones at all. In these reactions the
corresponding silyl enol ethers or hydrolyzed ketones were exclu-
sively afforded via Brook rearrangement. Therefore, the order of
9
10
Me3Si
Me3Si
1
1
53
67
silylation and cyclopropanation using
were reversed. The Corey-Chaykovsky cyclopropanation of
stituted ,b-unsaturated aldehydes with dimethylsulfoxonium
a,b-unsaturated aldehydes
a-sub-
11b
12c
Me3Si
Me3Si
1
1
82
92
a
methylide proceeded well to yield the cyclopropyl aldehydes.
Before silylation of carbonyl group in the obtained aldehydes,
umpolung of the carbonyl group via formation of dithiane deriva-
tives from aldehydes was carried out. The deprotonation of result-
ing thioacetals with n-butyllithium, followed by electrophilic
reaction with chlorosilanes to 2-lithiodithiane intermediates
afforded 2-silylated 1,3-dithiane derivatives. Finally, deprotection
of 2-cyclopropyl-2-silyl-1,3-dithianes with iodine or hydrogen
Molar ratio; dithiane (8)/n-BuLi/SiCl = 1:2.0:2.4.
a
Isolated yield.
8 eq. of n-BuLi and 10 eq. of Me3SiCl were used.
4 eq. of n-BuLi and 5 eq. of Me3SiCl were used.
b
c