{"title":"Syntheses of 6,7-Benzotropolones by a Sequence of Acylation (or α-Hydroxyalkylation/Oxidation), Ring-Closing Metathesis, and Hydrolysis/β-Elimination","authors":"Sarah N. Momm, and , Reinhard Brückner*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.joc.2c01968","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p >Starting from <i>ortho</i>-bromostyrenes, 12 6,7-benzotropolones were synthesized in 3 or 4 steps. Br/Li exchanges provided the respective <i>ortho</i>-lithiostyrenes. The latter were acylated by a Weinreb amide, if unhindered, or hydroxyalkylated by an aldehyde, if hindered (an oxidation ensuing thereafter). Acetonide-containing benzannulated nonatrienones resulted. Ring-closing olefin metatheses converted them into acetonide-containing benzocycloheptadienones. Treatment with aq. HCl caused hydrolyses followed by β-elimination reactions giving 6,7-benzotropolones.</p>","PeriodicalId":57,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Organic Chemistry","volume":"87 22","pages":"15415–15420"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Organic Chemistry","FirstCategoryId":"1","ListUrlMain":"https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.2c01968","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, ORGANIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Starting from ortho-bromostyrenes, 12 6,7-benzotropolones were synthesized in 3 or 4 steps. Br/Li exchanges provided the respective ortho-lithiostyrenes. The latter were acylated by a Weinreb amide, if unhindered, or hydroxyalkylated by an aldehyde, if hindered (an oxidation ensuing thereafter). Acetonide-containing benzannulated nonatrienones resulted. Ring-closing olefin metatheses converted them into acetonide-containing benzocycloheptadienones. Treatment with aq. HCl caused hydrolyses followed by β-elimination reactions giving 6,7-benzotropolones.
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