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Ene-diene transmissive cycloaddition reactions with singlet oxygen: The vinylogous gem effect and its use for polyoxyfunctionalization of dienes
Eske, Angelika,Goldfuss, Bernd,Griesbeck, Axel G.,De Kiff, Alan,Kleczka, Margarethe,Leven, Matthias,Neudoerfl, Joerg-M.,Vollmer, Moritz
, p. 1818 - 1829 (2014/03/21)
The singlet oxygen reactivities and regioselectivities of the model compounds 1b-d were compared with those of the geminal (gem) selectivity model ethyl tiglate (1a). The kinetic cis effect is kE/kZ = 5.2 for the tiglate/angelate system 1a/1a′ without a change in the high gem regioselectivity. Further conjugation to vinyl groups enabled mode-selective processes, namely, [4 + 2] cycloadditions versus ene reactions. The site-specific effects of methylation on the mode selectivity and the regioselectivity of the ene reaction were studied for dienes 1e-g. A vinylogous gem effect was observed for the γ,δ-dimethylated and α,γ,δ-trimethylated substrates 1h and 1i, respectively. The corresponding phenylated substrates 1j-l showed similar mode selectivity, as monomethylated 1j exhibited exclusively [4 + 2] reactivity while the tandem products 12 and 14 were isolated from the di- and trimethylated substrates 1k and 1l, respectively. The vinylogous gem effect favors the formation of 1,3-dienes from the substrates, and thus, secondary singlet oxygen addition was observed to give hydroperoxy-1,2-dioxenes 19 and 20 in an ene-diene transmissive cycloaddition sequence. These products were reduced to give alcohols (16, 17, and 18) or furans (24 and 25), respectively, or treated with titanium(IV) alkoxides to give the epoxy alcohols 26 and 27. The vinylogous gem effect is rationalized by DFT calculations showing that biradicals are the low-energy intermediates and that no reaction path bifurcations compete.
Key structural features of cis-cinnamic acid as an allelochemical
Abe, Masato,Nishikawa, Keisuke,Okuda, Katsuhiro,Shindo, Mitsuru,Fukuda, Hiroshi,Nakanishi, Kazunari,Tazawa, Yuta,Taniguchi, Tomoya,Park, So-Young,Hiradate, Syuntaro,Fujii, Yoshiharu
, p. 56 - 67,12 (2012/12/12)
1-O-cis-cinnamoyl-β-d-glucopyranose is one of the most potent allelochemicals isolated from Spiraea thunbergii Sieb. It is suggested that it derives its strong inhibitory activity from cis-cinnamic acid, which is crucial for phytotoxicity. It was synthesized to confirm its structure and bioactivity, and also a series of cis-cinnamic acid analogues were prepared to elucidate the key features of cis-cinnamic acid for lettuce root growth inhibition. The cis-cyclopropyl analogue showed potent inhibitory activity while the saturated and alkyne analogues proved to be inactive, demonstrating the importance of the cis-double bond. Moreover, the aromatic ring could not be replaced with a saturated ring. However, the 1,3-dienylcyclohexene analogue showed strong activity. These results suggest that the geometry of the C-C double bond between the carboxyl group and the aromatic ring is essential for potent inhibitory activity. In addition, using several light sources, the photostability of the cinnamic acid derivatives and the role of the C-C double bond were also investigated.
