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Competition studies in alkyne electrophilic cyclization reactions
Mehta, Saurabh,Waldo, Jesse P.,Larock, Richard C.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 1141 - 1147 (2009/07/11)
The relative reactivity of various functional groups toward alkyne electrophilic cyclization reactions has been studied. The required diarylalkynes have been prepared by consecutive Sonogashira reactions of appropriately substituted aryl halides and competitive cyclizations have been performed using I2, ICl, NBS and PhSeCl as electrophiles. The results indicate that the nucleophilicity of the competing functional groups, polarization of the alkyne triple bond, and the cationic nature of the intermediate are the most important factors in determining the outcome of these reactions.
An Unusual Example of a 6-Endo-Dig Addition to an Unactivated Carbon-Carbon Triple Bond
Padwa, Albert,Krumpe, Keith E.,Weingarten, M. David
, p. 5595 - 5603 (2007/10/03)
Methyl 2-ethynyl>benzoate was prepared as an intermediate for subsequent conversion to an α-diazo ketone.Under the basic conditions used to hydrolyze the methyl ester, the neighboring hydroxyl functionality underwent reaction with the unactivated acetylenic group, producing a benzopyranyl-substituted α-diazoacetophenone.Treatment of this diazocarbonyl compound with a catalytic quantity of rhodium(II) mandelate afforded a novel dibenzocyclononenone derivative.The reaction proceeds via an initially formed oxonium ylide which rearranges further by means of a 1,2-alkyl shift.A prime factor in determining the direction of internal cyclization to the triple bond is the presence of the carbomethoxy group in the ortho position of the β-phenyl ring.Thus, in contrast with related systems which exhibit a clear preference for 5-exo-dig cyclization at the acetylenic center, the 6-endo-dig addition is the preferred pathway for the o-formyl- and o-carbomethoxy-substituted alkynyl alcohols.Careful monitoring of the reaction actually showed that the reaction proceeds by initial formation of the 5-exo-dig product followed by a novel rearrangement to the 6-endo product.
