128797-92-2

Upstream product

• 4528-19-2 5-Methyl-1-phenyl-4-hexen-1-ol 
• 54928-28-8 (5-methylhex-4-en-1-yl)benzene 
• 4535-64-2 5-methyl-1-phenylhex-4-en-1-one 
• 870-63-3 prenyl bromide 
• 4535-59-5 ethyl 2-benzoyl-5-methylhex-4-enoate 
• 128797-91-1 2,5-trans-2-(1-acetoxy-1-methylethyl)-5-phenyltetrahydrofuran 
• 94-02-0 ethyl 3-oxo-3-phenylpropionate 

Downstream Products

• 128797-94-4 (E)-2-methyl-6-phenylhex-5-en-3-one 
• 128797-93-3 (E)-2-methyl-6-phenylhex-4-en-3-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Activating tert-butyl hydroperoxide by chelated vanadates for stereoselectively preparing sidechain-functionalized tetrahydrofurans

tert-Butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) stereoselectively oxidizes substituted 4-pentenols, when activated by (ethyl)[cis-(piperidine-2,6-diyl)dimethyl] vanadates. The reaction affords (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methanols in up to 89% yield, and in stereoselectivity r

Formation of 3-acyloxy-γ-butyrolactones from 4-pentenols in vanadium-catalyzed oxidations

O-Acyl derivatives of 3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone are formed in up to 20% yield as by-products from 1-alkyl- and 1-phenyl-substituted 4-pentenols and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) in vanadium-catalyzed synthesis of (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-methanols. The lactones are secondary products formed from (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-methanols via hydrogen atom abstraction in positions 4 and 5, as derived from experiments starting from deuterium-labeled alkenols. Stereocenters at tetrahydrofuran carbon 2 and the proximate hydroxyl carbon of the alkanol side chain retain configuration in the course of oxidative tetrahydrofuran conversion. In an atmosphere of nitrogen or argon, no γ-butyrolactone formation occurs, pointing to dioxygen as terminal oxidant for the secondary oxidation. Adding cyclohexa-1,4-diene or γ-terpinene to a solution of a 4-pentenol, TBHP, and a vanadium catalyst exposed to air inhibits formation of γ-butyrolactones. A third approach to prevent γ-butyrolactones from being formed in oxidative 4-pentenol cyclization uses cis-2,6-bis-(methanol)-piperidine instead of N-salicylidene-ortho-aminophenol as tridentate auxiliary for the vanadium catalyst.

Cis-2,6-Bis-(methanolate)-piperidine oxovanadium(V) complexes as catalysts for oxidative alkenol cyclization by tert-butyl hydroperoxide

cis-2,6-Bis-(methanolate)-piperidine oxovanadium(V) complexes are Lewis acids able to catalyze oxidative cyclization of alkenols by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP). Terminal dimethyl-substituted (prenyl-type) 4-pentenols bearing an alkyl or a phenyl group in position 1 afford under such conditions 2,5-cis-derivatives of 2-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-2-propanol as major and tetrahydropyran-3-ols as minor products (four examples). Oxidizing 1-phenyl-6-methylhept-5-en-1-ol yields a 75/25-mixture of the derived 2-(tetrahydropyran-2-yl)-2-propanol and an oxepan-3-ol, whereas 2-propenols give epoxides in up to 94% yield. Epoxidizing geraniol by TBHP in the presence of a vanadium catalyst prepared from (2S,6R)-2-diphenylmethanol-6- hydroxymethylpiperidine occurs enantioselectively. Highfield shifts of vanadium-51 resonances upon adding alkyl hydroperoxides to solutions of cis-2,6-bis-(methanolate)-piperidine vanadium(V) complexes point to vanadium(V) tert-butyl peroxy complex formation as key step for activating peroxides.

Formation of 3-acyloxy-γ-butyrolactones from 4-pentenols in vanadium-catalyzed oxidations

O-Acyl derivatives of 3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone are formed in up to 20% yield as by-products from 1-alkyl- and 1-phenyl-substituted 4-pentenols and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) in vanadium-catalyzed synthesis of (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-methanols. The lactones are secondary products formed from (tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)-methanols via hydrogen atom abstraction in positions 4 and 5, as derived from experiments starting from deuterium-labeled alkenols. Stereocenters at tetrahydrofuran carbon 2 and the proximate hydroxyl carbon of the alkanol side chain retain configuration in the course of oxidative tetrahydrofuran conversion. In an atmosphere of nitrogen or argon, no γ-butyrolactone formation occurs, pointing to dioxygen as terminal oxidant for the secondary oxidation. Adding cyclohexa-1,4-diene or γ-terpinene to a solution of a 4-pentenol, TBHP, and a vanadium catalyst exposed to air inhibits formation of γ-butyrolactones. A third approach to prevent γ-butyrolactones from being formed in oxidative 4-pentenol cyclization uses cis-2,6-bis-(methanol)-piperidine instead of N-salicylidene-ortho- aminophenol as tridentate auxiliary for the vanadium catalyst.

(Schiff-base)vanadium(v) complex-catalyzed oxidations of substituted bis(homoallylic) alcohols - Stereoselective synthesis of functionalized tetrahydrofurans

Vanadium(v) complexes 4 have been prepared from tridentate Schiff-base ligands 3 and VO(OEt)3. All vanadium(v) compounds were characterized (IR, UV/Vis, and 51V NMR spectroscopy, and in selected examples by X-ray diffraction analysis) and were applied as oxidation catalysts for the stereoselective synthesis of functionalized tetrahydrofurans 2 starting from substituted bis(homoallylic) alcohols 1 (mono- or trisubstituted C-C double bonds). Oxidation of secondary or tertiary 1-alkyl-, 1-vinyl-, or 1-phenyl-substituted 5,5-dimethyl-4-penten-1-ols under optimized conditions [TBHP as primary oxidant and 1,2-(amino)indanol-derived vanadium(v) reagent 4g as catalyst] provided 2,5-cis-configured tetrahydrofurans in synthetically useful yields and diastereoselectivities (22-96% de). On the other hand, trans-disubstituted oxolanes (62%-96 de) were obtained from oxidations of 2- or 3-alkyl- and 2- or 3-phenyl-substituted 5,5-dimethyl-4-penten-1-ols bis(homoallylic) allyhc) alcohols. Treatment of 4-penten-1-ols (i.e. substrates with monosubstituted olefinic π-bonds) with TBHP and catalytic amounts of vanadium(v) complex 4g furnished trans-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans as major products (20-96% de), no matter whether an alkyl or a phenyl substituent was located in position 1, 2, or 3 of the alkenol chain. The mechanism of this reaction has been investigated in detail. Based on results from 51V NMR spectroscopy and competition kinetics, it proceeds by a transition metal-peroxy pathway. In an initial step, TBHP coordinates to, for example, N-(2-oxidophenyl)salicylideniminato-derived vanadium complex 4a. Subsequent alkenol binding gives rise to a "loaded" vanadium(v) peroxy complex (e.g. 60) which facilitates diastereoselective oxygen transfer, presumably onto a coordinated substrate. This step leads to the formation of functionalized tetrahydrofurans as major products. TBHP binding to the remaining vanadium(v) complex then allows a regeneration of the active oxidant, for example peroxy complex 57. The origin of the observed diastereoselectivity in this oxidation has been studied in an independent stereochemical analysis. Thus, diastereomerically enriched epoxy alcohol (1R,4R)-10 was prepared. Its treatment with 1,2-(amino)indanol-derived vanadium complex 4g affords a 91:9 mixture of cis-2-(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)-5-(phenyl)tetrahydrofuran (cis-6) and cis-2,2-dimethyl-6-(phenyl)tetrahydropyran-3-ol (cis-7). Similarly, a 39:61 mixture of heterocycles trans-6 and trans-7 was obtained from epoxy alcohol (1S,4R)-10, if treated with Lewis acid 4g. ( Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003).

Diastereoselective titanocene-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of bishomoallylic alcohols

Bishomoallylic alcohols are converted in good yields and diastereoselectivity into tetrahydrofuranols and tetrahydropyranols by Cp2TiCl2/t-butyl hydroperoxide/activated 4? molecular sieves system.

Vanadium(V)-catalyzed stereoselective synthesis of functionalized disubstituted tetrahydrofurans

Functionalized cis-2,5-, trans-2,4-, and trans-2,3-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans were efficiently and highly stereoselectively synthesized from the corresponding 5,6-disubstituted 4-penten-1-ols using tert- butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) and catalytic amounts of vanadium(V)-Schiff base complexes prepared in situ.

HETEROCYCLISATIONS INDUCED BY THALLIUM(III) ACETATE. EFFECT OF VARYING THE INTERNAL NUCLEOPHILE

The stereochemistry of the 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofuran formed on treating 5-methyl-1-phenylhex-4-en-1-ol (6) with thallium(III) acetate in appropriate solvents has been established as trans by means of nuclear Overhauser experiments.Replacement of t