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Lewis acid promoted reactions of ethenetricarboxylates with allenes: Synthesis of indenes and γ-lactones via conjugate addition/cyclization reaction
Yamazaki, Shoko,Yamamoto, Yuko,Fukushima, Yugo,Takebayashi, Masachika,Ukai, Tetsuma,Mikata, Yuji
supporting information; experimental part, p. 5216 - 5222 (2010/09/05)
(Figure presented) Indenes are important core structures in organic chemistry. Few simple arylallenes have been used to construct indene skeletons by Friedel-Crafts reaction. Lewis acid catalyzed reaction of ethenetricarboxylates 1 and arylallenes has been examined in this study. The reaction of arylallenes and ethenetricarboxylate triesters with SnCl4 gave indene derivatives efficiently, via a conjugate addition/Friedel-Crafts cyclization reaction. On the other hand, the reactions of 1,1-diethyl 2-hydrogen ethenetricarboxylate and arylallenes or alkylallenes with SnCl4 at -78 °C or room temperature and subsequent treatment with Et3N gave γ-lactones. The reactions of triethyl ethenetricarboxylate and 1,1-dialkylallenes with SnCl4 at room temperature also gave γ-lactones.