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Primary Anion–π Catalysis of Epoxide-Opening Ether Cyclization into Rings of Different Sizes: Access to New Reactivity
Matile, Stefan,Paraja, Miguel
, p. 6273 - 6277 (2020/02/28)
The concept of anion–π catalysis focuses on the stabilization of anionic transition states on aromatic π surfaces. Recently, we demonstrated the occurrence of epoxide-opening ether cyclizations on aromatic π surfaces. Although the reaction proceeded through unconventional mechanisms, the obtained products are the same as those from conventional Br?nsted acid catalysis, and in agreement with the Baldwin selectivity rules. Different mechanisms, however, should ultimately lead to new products, a promise anion–π catalysis has been reluctant to live up to. Herein, we report non-trivial reactions that work with anion–π catalysis, but not with Br?nsted acids, under comparable conditions. Namely, we show that the anion–π templated autocatalysis and epoxide opening with alcoholate–π interactions can provide access to unconventional ring chemistry. For smaller rings, anion–π catalysis affords anti-Baldwin oxolanes, 2-oxabicyclo[3.3.0]octanes, and the expansion of Baldwin oxetanes by methyl migration. For larger rings, anion–π templated autocatalysis is thought to alleviate the entropic penalty of folding to enable disfavored anti-Baldwin cyclizations into oxepanes and oxocanes.
TRANSPOSITION DES OXIRANNES-ETHANOLS PAR L'INTERMEDIAIRE D'ALCOXYETAINS
Bats, J. -P.,Moulines, J.,Picard, P.,Leclercq, D.
, p. 2139 - 2146 (2007/10/02)
Oxiraneethoxytributyltins prepared from the corresponding oxiraneethanols, on heating at 200 deg C gave, after demetalation with isophthalic acid, 2-oxetanemethanols and/or 3-oxolanols.As appears from about thirty rearrangements the choice between oxetane and oxolane formation is dependent on: (1) the relative degree of substitution of the oxirane ring; cyclization occuring predominantly at the more substituted carbon; and (2) the configuration of the oxirane ring, when both its ends are equally substituted; cis form being more suitable for genaration of the smaller ring.The reaction is shown to proceed with inversion of configuration at the site of oxygen attack.The results of attempts to perform the rearrangement in dilute-phase or throught alkaline metal alkoxides in various media support the conclusion that there is a large contribution by electrophilic assistance to the oxirane ring opening.Such assistance can be efficiently provided by a tin atom in a push-pull mechanism which accomodates all the facts.The present method of oxiraneethanol rearrangement may offer a convenient route to functional oxetanes.
