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Synthesis and Conversions of Substituted o-[(Trimethylsilyl)methyl]benzyl p-Tolyl Sulfones to o-Quinodimethanes and Products Thereof
Lenihan, Brian D.,Shechter, Harold
, p. 2072 - 2085 (2007/10/03)
Use of o-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]benzyl p-tolyl sulfone (3) for synthesis and cycloaddition of substituted o-quinodimethanes has been investigated. Sulfone 3 is prepared from 2-methylbenzyl alcohol (4) by reactions with n-BuLi and chlorotrimethylsilane to form o-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-benzyl alcohol (7) which phosphorus tribromide converts to o-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]benzyl bromide (8). Displacement of 8 with sodium p-toluenesulfinate yields 3. Sulfone 3 is alkylated at its α-sulfonyl position upon deprotonation with n-BuLi followed by methyl iodide, ethyl, butyl, allyl, and benzyl bromides, and 5-bromo-1-pentene, respectively. Acylations occur using acid chlorides. Dialkylation occurs upon further reaction with n-BuLi and an alkyl halide. 1,4-Eliminations of α,α-dialkyl sulfones 11 with tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF) give α,α-dialkyl-o-quinodimethanes (29); 3 is therefore a synthon for the o-quinodimethane-α,α-dianion (34). o-Quinodimethanes 29 undergo (1) cycloaddition with acrylonitrile, acrylate esters, and alkyl fumarates to yield 1,1-disubstituted-tetrahydronaphthalenes (30) and (2) 1,5-sigmatropic rear-rangements of hydrogen to give styrenes (32). The stereochemistries of the various cycloadditions reveal significant mechanism information.
Nickel-Catalyzed Olefination of Cyclic Benzylic Dithioacetals by Grignard Reagents. Scope and Mechanism
Ni, Zhi-Jie,Mei, Nai-Wen,Shi, Xian,Tzeng, Yih-Ling,Wang, Maw Cherng,Luh, Tien-Yau
, p. 4035 - 4042 (2007/10/02)
The details of the first nickel-catalyzed olefination of cyclic dithioacetals to form substituted styrenes and aryl-substituted 1,4-pentadienes are described.The reaction represents a new synthetic use of the dithioacetal functionality.Only nickel complexes catalyzes these cross-coupling reactions; palladium complexes displayed no catalytic activity under the reaction conditions employed.Selective coupling occurred.A mechanism for the reaction is proposed.The experimental evidence indicates that, in these nickel-catalyzed couplings, cyclic dithioacetals are more reactive than their acyclic analogues.This increased reactivity appears to be the result of maintaining the two sulfur atoms in close proximity to each other by the use of a short chain of methylene groups.
