2214-14-4Relevant articles and documents
Uyeda,Cram
, p. 2083,2084 (1965)
Direct Synthesis of Cyclopropanes from gem-Dialkyl Groups through Double C-H Activation
Clemenceau, Antonin,Thesmar, Pierre,Gicquel, Maxime,Le Flohic, Alexandre,Baudoin, Olivier
supporting information, p. 15355 - 15361 (2020/10/20)
Cyclopropanes are important structural motifs found in numerous bioactive molecules, and a number of methods are available for their synthesis. However, one of the simplest cyclopropanation reactions involving the intramolecular coupling of two C-H bonds on gem-dialkyl groups has remained an elusive transformation. We demonstrate herein that this reaction is accessible using aryl bromide or triflate precursors and the 1,4-Pd shift mechanism. The use of pivalate as the base was found to be crucial to divert the mechanistic pathway toward the cyclopropane instead of the previously obtained benzocyclobutene product. Stoichiometric mechanistic studies allowed the identification of aryl- and alkylpalladium pivalates, which are in equilibrium via a five-membered palladacycle. With pivalate, a second C(sp3)-H activation leading to the four-membered palladacycle intermediate and the cyclopropane product is favored. A catalytic reaction was developed and showed a broad scope for the generation of diverse arylcyclopropanes, including valuable bicyclo[3.1.0] systems. This method was applied to a concise synthesis of lemborexant, a recently approved anti-insomnia drug.
Intermolecular Electrophilic Bromoesterification and Bromoetherification of Unactivated Cyclopropanes
Leung, Vincent Ming-Yau,Gieuw, Matthew H.,Ke, Zhihai,Yeung, Ying-Yeung
supporting information, p. 2039 - 2044 (2020/04/20)
1,3-difunctionalization of cyclopropane is an useful organic transformation. The corresponding 1,3-difunctionalized products are synthetic synthons and building blocks in many organic syntheses. Many existing ring-opening difunctionalization methodologies rely primarily on the use of donor?acceptor cyclopropanes, while the difunctionalization of unactivated cyclopropanes is less exploited. In this research, 1,3-bromoesterification and 1,3-bromoetherification of unactivated cyclopropanes were successfully achieved using N-bromosuccinimide as the brominating agent with high yields and regioselectivity. (Figure presented.).
Synergistic effect of additives on cyclopropanation of olefins
Cheng, Donghao,Huang, Deshun,Shi, Yian
supporting information, p. 5588 - 5591 (2013/09/12)
An efficient cyclopropanation of olefins with Zn(CH2I) 2, a catalytic amount of CCl3CO2H, and 1,2-dimethoxyethane at room temperature is described. A wide variety of olefins, including acid-sensitive substrates,
