34932-07-5Relevant articles and documents
Diels-Alder reactions of α-vinylidene-γ-butyrolactones
Fotiadu,Archavlis,Buono
, p. 4859 - 4862 (1990)
α-Vinylidene-γ-butyrolactones 2 and 4 are readily prepared via the reaction of ylides 1 or 3 with ketene. Diels-Alder cycloadditions of these compounds with typical dienes are described, addition of 2 to cyclopentadiene giving predominantly the exo stereomer.
Photoenzymatic Generation of Unstabilized Alkyl Radicals: An Asymmetric Reductive Cyclization
Clayman, Phillip D.,Hyster, Todd K.
supporting information, p. 15673 - 15677 (2020/10/18)
Flavin-dependent "ene"-reductases can generate stabilized alkyl radicals when irradiated with visible light; however, they are not known to form unstabilized radicals. Here, we report an enantioselective radical cyclization using alkyl iodides as precursors to unstabilized nucleophilic radicals. Evidence suggests this species is accessed by photoexcitation of a charge-transfer complex that forms between flavin and substrate within the protein active site. Stereoselective delivery of a hydrogen atom from the flavin semiquinone to the prochiral radical formed after cyclization provides high levels of enantioselectivity across a variety of substrates. Overall, this transformation demonstrates that photoenzymatic catalysis can address long-standing selectivity challenges in the radical literature.
A modular and scalable one-pot synthesis of polysubstituted furans
Fournier, Jeremy,Arseniyadis, Stellios,Cossy, Janine
supporting information; experimental part, p. 7562 - 7566 (2012/10/18)
One four all: Allyl dienol carbonates can be readily converted into diversely substituted furans by a one-pot four-step sequence featuring a palladium-catalyzed decarboxylative allylic alkylation, a microwave-mediated Cope rearrangement, a nucleophilic addition, and a dehydration reaction (see scheme). The protocol is operationally simple, highly flexible, and provides di-, tri-, and tetrasubstituted furans starting from readily available materials. Copyright