83818-44-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
cis-1,2-Bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene: a Novel, Convenient Acetylene Synthon in Diels-Alder Reactions
Lucchi, Ottorino De,Modena, Giorgio
, p. 914 - 915 (1982)
cis-1,2-Bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene (5) is found to be a reactive acetylene synthon in Diels-Alder reactions since, after cycloaddition to cyclopentadiene, cyclohexadiene, and cycloheptatriene, and reduction with sodium amalgam, the corresponding bicyclodienes (6)-(8) are obtained in good yields.
(Z)- and (E)-1,2-Bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylenes as Synthetic Equivalents to Acetylene as Dienophile
Lucchi, Ottorino De,Lucchini, Vittorio,Pasquato, Lucia,Modena, Giorgio
, p. 596 - 604 (2007/10/02)
A new method for introducing an ethylenic bridge via a cycloaddition reaction has been developed.It makes use of either (Z)- or (E)-1,2-bis(phenylsulfonyl)ethylene (5 or 6) as synthetic equivalents of acetylene.The high activation due to the two sulfonyl groups promotes cycloaddition even to very unreactive dienes.The removal of the two sulfonyl groups for the required formation of the carbon-carbon double bond is promoted by reduction with metal amalgams in high yields.These properties, associated with the stability of the reagents and the ease of performance of the reactions, make this method a very useful synthetic tool for the preparation of polycyclic dienes and a valid alternative to the commonly available reagents that largely depend upon oxidative methods.
