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Reaction of benzyne with cyclic olefins-II. Ene addition to some cycloalkenes
Mehta,Singh, B.Pal
, p. 2409 - 2412 (1974)
Addition of benzyne to 1-methylcyclohexene, (+)-carvomenthene, (+)-limonene, α- and β-pinenes and δ3-carene has been investigated. Structures to the ene products formed are assigned on the basis of spectroscopic evidence. Arguments are advanced in favour of a concerted ene mechanism for the addition of benzyne to these olefins.
Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioconvergent Isomerization of Homoallylic and Bishomoallylic Secondary Alcohols
Huang, Rui-Zhi,Lau, Kai Kiat,Li, Zhaofeng,Liu, Tang-Lin,Zhao, Yu
, p. 14647 - 14654 (2018/11/06)
We present herein an unprecedented enantioselective isomerization of homoallylic and bishomoallylic secondary alcohols, catalyzed by a commercially available rhodium-complex and a base. This catalytic redox-neutral process provides an effective access to chiral ketones in high efficiency and enantioselectivity, without the use of any stoichiometric reagent or generation of any waste. For the reaction of homoallylic alcohols, this system achieved not only a stereoconvergent access to chiral ketones bearing a β-stereocenter (up to 95%, 86% ee) but also a concomitant oxidative kinetic resolution of the alcohol substrates (S > 20). In the case of bishomoallylic alcohols, an intriguing ligand-induced divergent reactivity was observed. A terminal-to-internal alkene isomerization promoted by Rh/L7 followed by redox isomerization using Rh/BINAP system produced chiral ketones bearing a γ-stereocenter with high yield and enantioselectivity. Mechanistic studies provided strong support for the redox-isomerization pathway with chain walking of the key alkyl-Rh intermediate.
