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Exploring the potential of diarylacetylenediols as hydrogen bonding catalysts
Tuerkmen, Yunus E.,Rawal, Viresh H.
, p. 8340 - 8353 (2013/09/24)
In the course of a search for new classes of hydrogen bonding catalysts, we have examined diarylacetylenediols as potential catalysts for the Diels-Alder reaction. General and efficient methods have been developed for the preparation of these diols. Their structures were systematically modified, and increased activity was observed for those possessing an electron-withdrawing group on the aryl groups. The electron-deficient diarylacetylenediol catalysts, while more active, undergo spontaneous cyclization to the corresponding benzo[b]furans. A mechanism is postulated to explain this facile transformation. Computational studies performed on 2-ethynylphenol help to explain the effect of the alkyne on the conformation and hydrogen bond donating ability of the adjacent OH group. Finally, the crystal structure of one of the diols is reported, and it displays an intricate network of intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
Total syntheses of three natural products, vignafuran, 2-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-6-methoxybenzofuran-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester, and coumestrol from a common starting material
Hiroya, Kou,Suzuki, Naoyuki,Yasuhara, Akito,Egawa, Yuya,Kasano, Atsushi,Sakamoto, Takao
, p. 4339 - 4346 (2007/10/03)
Vignafuran 2, 2-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-6-methoxybenzofuran-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester 3, and coumestrol 4 were efficiently synthesized from the same starting material, 4-bromoresorcinol 14a, through the common intermediate, diarylacetylene 7. The key steps of these syntheses were the tetrabutylammonium fluoride (TBAF)-catalyzed benzo[b]furan ring formation for 2 and the carbonylative ring closure methodology catalyzed by a Pd complex for 3 and 4. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2000.
