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Kinetics of thermal gas-phase isomerizations and fragmentations of cis- and trans-1-(E)-propenyl-2-methylcyclobutanes at 275°C
Baldwin, John E.,Burrell, Richard C.
, p. 3249 - 3256 (2007/10/03)
Kinetic studies of the thermal isomerization and fragmentation reactions exhibited by cis- and trans-1-(E)-propenyl-2-methylcyclobutanes at 275°C in the gas phase have provided first-order rate constants for cis,trans interconversions of the cyclobutanes, 1,3-carbon migrations leading to 3,4- and 3,6-dimethylcyclohexenes, isomerizations providing directly and indirectly four acyclic dienes, and fragmentations to ethylene, propene, and mixtures of pentadienes and hexadienes. Both cis and trans isomers of 1-(E)-propenyl-2-methylcyclobutane form trans-3,4-dimethylcyclohexene faster than they are converted to cis-3,4-dimethylcyclohexene; the trans reactant gives rise to cis-3,6-dimethylcyclohexene in preference to its trans isomer, while the cis starting material gives neither at measurable rates; both form the relatively minor product 1,6-(Z)-octadiene. The rate constants derived from 35 kinetic runs starting with four distinct 1-(E)-propenyl-2-methylcyclobutane samples are consistent to within narrow error limits. The stereomutations, isomerizations, and fragmentations of the 1-(E)-propenyl-2-methylcyclobutanes are interpreted in terms of competitive processes involving conformationally flexible short-lived 2-(E)-octene-4,7-diyl and 3-methyl-5-(E)-heptene-1,4-diyl diradicals.
Highly stereoselective tandem cyclizations of 5-hexenyllithiums: Preparation of endo-2-substituted bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and 3-substituted trans-bicyclo[ 3.3.0] octanes
Bailey, William F.,Khanolkar, Atmaram D.,Gavaskar, Kaustubh V.
, p. 8053 - 8060 (2007/10/02)
Tandem cyclization of diolefinic alkyllithiums, derived from acyclic diolefinic alkyl iodides by low-temperature lithium-iodine exchange, proceeds via two highly stereoselective and totally regiospecific 5-exo-trig ring closures to deliver bicyclic alkyllithiums. Trapping of the organolithium product by addition of an electrophile cleanly affords functionalized bicyclic molecules in good yield. In this way both endo-2-substituted bicyclo[2.2.1]heptanes and 3-substituted trans-bicyclo[3.3.0]octanes have been prepared in isolated yields of 65-80% from the readily available 3-(2-iodoethyl)-1,5-hexadiene (5) and 7-iodo-4-ethenyl-1-heptene (9), respectively. Attempts to effect tandem cyclization of 5,10-undecadienyllithium (11), which would be mediated by a secondary alkyllithium species, were unsuccessful. The results suggest that tandem anionic cyclization provides a convenient route to a variety of bicyclic systems not readily available by other approaches.
