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Aryl-substituted cyclopropyl acetylenes as sensitive mechanistic probes in the gold-catalyzed hydration of alkynes. comparison to the Ag(I)-, Hg(II)-, and Fe(III)-catalyzed processes
Velegraki, Georgia,Stratakis, Manolis
supporting information, p. 8880 - 8884 (2013/09/24)
The gold-catalyzed hydration of 2-phenyl- or 2,2-diphenylcyclopropyl acetylene, sensitive probes to trace the formation of vinyl carbocations, provides exclusively the corresponding cyclopropyl methyl ketones. On the other hand, in the Ag(I)- or Fe(III)-c
Thermal C2-C6 cyclization of enyne-allenes. Experimental evidence for a stepwise mechanism and for an unusual thermal silyl shift
Schmittel, Michael,Mahajan, Atul A.,Bucher, Goetz,Bats, Jan W.
, p. 2166 - 2173 (2007/10/03)
Enyne-allenes 4a-c bearing various cyclopropyl systems as radical clock reporter groups at the allene terminus have been synthesized and subjected to thermal C2-C6 cyclization. The ratio of ene versus formal Diels-Alder products could be rationalized on the basis of steric effects. Only the thermolysis of 4c, equipped with the fast diphenylcyclopropylcarbinyl radical clock, afforded a 1,3-butadienyl benzofulvene clearly formed via cyclopropyl ring opening. This finding provides unambiguous evidence for a stepwise mechanism of the C2-C6 cyclization making it possible to suggest a lifetime for the intermediate diradical of > 1 × 10-10 s (at 170 °C). An interesting corollary was the isolation of an unexpected silyl shift product in the thermolysis of all three enyne-allenes that allows explanation of the loss of the TIPS group in some of the Diels-Alder products. For a full understanding of the mechanism, silyl and hydrogen shift processes were interrogated using DFT.
