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Table 1ꢀ Absoluteꢀasymmetricꢀstudiesꢀonꢀketoneꢀ2a
Temperature/°Cꢀ
Time/hꢀ
Conversion/%bꢀ
ee%cꢀ
[a]d
ꢀ
–5ꢀ
72ꢀ
160ꢀ
68ꢀ
21.5ꢀ
3.5ꢀ
21ꢀ
25ꢀ
79ꢀ
53ꢀ
23ꢀ
93ꢀ
92ꢀ
79ꢀ
23ꢀ
70ꢀ
–
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
ꢀ
a
–20ꢀ
ꢀ+ꢀ
ꢀ+ꢀ
ꢀ+ꢀ
–
–7ꢀ
r.t.ꢀ
r.t.ꢀ
SamplesꢀwereꢀirradiatedꢀthroughꢀPyrexꢀusingꢀaꢀ450-WꢀHanoviaꢀmedium-pressureꢀmercuryꢀlamp.
b
c
Conversion%ꢀbasedꢀonꢀGC.
DeterminedꢀbyꢀaꢀChiralpak® AS® HPLCꢀcolumnꢀwithꢀhexane/isopropanolꢀ(99:1)ꢀasꢀelutingꢀsolvent.
d
Signꢀofꢀrotationꢀofꢀmajorꢀenantiomerꢀofꢀphotoproductꢀ(4)ꢀatꢀtheꢀsodiumꢀD-line.
Currentꢀeffortsꢀinꢀasymmetricꢀstudiesꢀonꢀketonesꢀ1ꢀandꢀ2ꢀ
240.1516; Anal. Calcd for C17H20O: C, 84.96; H, 8.39. Found: C,
84.60; H, 8.55.
usingꢀ theꢀ chiralꢀ auxiliaryꢀ method1 ꢀ areꢀ ongoingꢀ inꢀ ourꢀ
0-15
General procedure for solid-state photolyses:ꢀOneꢀsingleꢀcrystalꢀofꢀ
theꢀsamplesꢀwasꢀgroundꢀandꢀsandwichedꢀbetweenꢀtwoꢀmicroscopicꢀ
slides. The sample plates were then fixed to one another with tape
andꢀplacedꢀinꢀaꢀpolyethyleneꢀbag,ꢀandꢀheat-sealedꢀunderꢀaꢀpositiveꢀ
pressureꢀ ofꢀ nitrogen.ꢀ Followingꢀ irradiation,ꢀ theꢀ samplesꢀ wereꢀ
quantitativelyꢀwashedꢀfromꢀtheꢀplatesꢀwithꢀanꢀappropriateꢀsolventꢀandꢀ
concentratedꢀin vacuo.ꢀTheꢀsamplesꢀwereꢀanalysedꢀdirectlyꢀbyꢀGCꢀforꢀ
yieldsꢀandꢀconversionsꢀand/orꢀHPLCꢀforꢀees.
group.
Experimental
General
Commercialꢀ spectralꢀ gradeꢀ solventsꢀ wereꢀ usedꢀ forꢀ photochemicalꢀ
experimentsꢀ unlessꢀ otherwiseꢀ stated.ꢀAllꢀ reactionsꢀ wereꢀ performedꢀ
underꢀ aꢀ nitrogenꢀ atmosphereꢀ unlessꢀ otherwiseꢀ noted.ꢀ Preparativeꢀ
chromatography was performed using either the flash column
methodꢀwithꢀsilicaꢀgelꢀ(particleꢀsizeꢀ230–400ꢀmesh).ꢀIRꢀspectraꢀwereꢀ
recordedꢀ onꢀ aꢀ Perkin-Elmerꢀ 1710ꢀ Fourierꢀ transformꢀ spectrometer.ꢀ
High-resolutionꢀ massꢀ spectraꢀ wereꢀ obtainedꢀ fromꢀ aꢀ Kratosꢀ MSꢀ 50ꢀ
instrumentꢀusingꢀelectronꢀimpactꢀ(EI)ꢀionisationꢀatꢀ70ꢀeV.ꢀElementalꢀ
analysesꢀwereꢀperformedꢀonꢀaꢀCarloꢀErbaꢀCHNꢀModelꢀ1106ꢀanalyser.ꢀ
We thank the financial support from the National Science
Foundationꢀ ofꢀ Chinaꢀ (50678045),ꢀ Scienceꢀ Foundationꢀ ofꢀ
Heilongjiangꢀ Provinceꢀ (E200519),ꢀ Chinaꢀ Postdoctoralꢀ
ScienceꢀFoundationꢀandꢀHeilongjiangꢀPostdoctoralꢀFinancialꢀ
1
HꢀNMRꢀspectraꢀwereꢀobtainedꢀatꢀeitherꢀ300ꢀorꢀ400ꢀMHzꢀonꢀBrukerꢀ
1
3
AV-300ꢀ orꢀ Brukerꢀ AV-400ꢀ instruments.ꢀ Cꢀ NMRꢀ spectraꢀ wereꢀ
recordedꢀatꢀeitherꢀ75ꢀorꢀ100ꢀMHz.
Photolysis of spiroketone (1): Aꢀ solutionꢀ ofꢀ ketoneꢀ 1 (310ꢀ mg,ꢀ
.46ꢀmmol)ꢀinꢀ2:1ꢀtert-butanol/benzeneꢀ(40ꢀml)ꢀcontainingꢀanhydrousꢀ
barium oxide (15 mg) was irradiated (Pyrex filter, 450 W Hanovia
lamp)ꢀforꢀ6ꢀhꢀatꢀroomꢀtemperature.ꢀRemovalꢀofꢀsolventꢀfollowedꢀbyꢀ
1
Received 9 January 2008; accepted 29 February 2008
Paper 08/5036
doi: 10.3184/030823408X303970
silicaꢀgelꢀchromatographyꢀ(5%ꢀEt Oꢀinꢀpetroleumꢀether)ꢀgaveꢀketoneꢀ
2
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H),7.58ꢀ(m,ꢀ2H),ꢀ7.69ꢀ(d,ꢀJ = 7.3 Hz, 2H) ppm; CꢀNMRꢀ(CDCl3,ꢀ
5ꢀMHz):ꢀδꢀ24.36,ꢀ25.29,ꢀ25.41,ꢀ26.54,ꢀ26.57,ꢀ29.12,ꢀ29.17,ꢀ29.71,ꢀ
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1
5
16
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1
5
16
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4.60; H, 7.81.
Photolysis of spiroketone (2):ꢀ Aꢀ solutionꢀ ofꢀ ketoneꢀ 2 (39ꢀ mg,ꢀ
.16 mmol) in acetonitrile (10 ml) was irradiated (Pyrex filter,ꢀ
50ꢀWꢀHanovia)ꢀforꢀ47ꢀh.ꢀRemovalꢀofꢀsolventꢀin vacuo andꢀsilicaꢀ
1
315ꢀandꢀreferencesꢀtherein.
0
4
ꢀ
gelꢀchromatographyꢀ(10%ꢀEt Oꢀinꢀpetroleumꢀether)ꢀaffordedꢀstartingꢀ
materialꢀ 2 (17ꢀ mg,ꢀ 44%)ꢀ andꢀ cyclobutanolꢀ 4 (12 mg, 31%; 55%
basedꢀonꢀrecoveredꢀstartingꢀmaterial)ꢀasꢀaꢀcolourlessꢀoil.ꢀ HꢀNMRꢀ
2
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2 2
1
3
2
.73 (m, 3H), 3.01 (m, 1H), 6.97 (m, 1H), 7.12 (m, 3H) ppm; Cꢀ
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2
3
1
1
8.61,ꢀ46.67,ꢀ48.47,ꢀ61.17,ꢀ85.74,ꢀ125.81,ꢀ127.36,ꢀ127.42,ꢀ131.53,ꢀ
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2006,ꢀ8,ꢀ388.
41.54, 143.71 ppm; IR (neat): 3445, 2948, 2931, 2863, 1448, 1077,
-1
030,ꢀ893ꢀcm ; HRMS (EI) Calcd for C H O:ꢀ240.1514,ꢀfound:ꢀ
1
7
20
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