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SYNTHESIS OF A VERSATILE FUNCTIONALIZED TETRAQUINANE. CONVENIENT ACCESS TO 1,3-BISHOMOPENTAPRISMANEDIONE
Paquette, Leo A.,Nakamura, Koichi,Fischer, John W.
, p. 4051 - 4054 (1985)
The tetracyclic diene dione 1 has been synthesized by a short oxidative decarboxylation route starting with the domino Diels-Alder adduct 2.Photocyclization of the bisketal of 1 was used to arrive expediently at 1,3-bishomopentaprismanedione (7).
Synthesis of Hexacyclo2,6.0.3,10.04,8.09,12>dodecane-5,11-dione and its Conversion to Di-, Tri-, and Tetranitro-1,3-bishomopentaprismanes
Paquette, Leo A.,Nakamura, Koichi,Engel, Peter
, p. 3782 - 3800 (2007/10/02)
Sulfenylation of the dianion of dimethyl tetracyclo4,11.06,10>dodeca-2,7-diene-5,12-dicarboxylate (9) with dimethyl disulfide delivered the exo,exo-bis(methylthio) derivative 10a.Subsequent saponification and oxidative decarboxylation resulted in transformation to tetracyclo4,11.06,10>dodeca-2,7-diene-5,12-dione (4).Upon photolysis of the bisketal 11 of this pivotal intermediate, arrival at the doubly functionalized 1,3-bishomopentaprismane 12 was achieved.Following acidic hydrolysis to give the title compound 5, elaboration of three dinitro (14 - 16), two trinitro (20, 21), and a tetranitro derivative (22) was accomplished.The configurational assignment to the first four products was achieved by means of 1H NMR spectroscopy and an X-ray crystal structure analysis of 21.The stereochemistries of the nitro-substituted cage molecules are discussed in terms of the mechanism of their formation and their densities, many of which are markedly enhanced.The structural features of the tetranitro-bishomopentaprismane 22 have also been elucidated by X-ray methods.