Jens Hartung, Rainer Kneuer, Thomas Michael Kopf, Philipp Schmidt
{"title":"A radical version of the bromine cyclization of alkenols","authors":"Jens Hartung, Rainer Kneuer, Thomas Michael Kopf, Philipp Schmidt","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01286-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01286-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The scope of an alkoxyl radical version of the classical bromine cyclization was explored. Oxygen-centered radicals were generated in photochemically initiated radical chain reactions from <em>N</em>-alkenoxy-4-(<em>p</em>-chlorophenyl)thiazole-2(3<em>H</em>)-thiones <strong>5a</strong>–<strong>c</strong>, <em>N</em>-alkenoxy-4-methylthiazole-2(3<em>H</em>)-thiones <strong>13</strong>, <strong>14</strong>, <strong>21</strong>, <em>rac</em>-<strong>23</strong>, and <em>N</em>-alkenoxypyridine-2(1<em>H</em>)-thiones <strong>6d</strong>–<strong>f</strong>, <strong>16</strong>, <em>rac</em>-<strong>25</strong>. Thus, 2-(2-bromopropyl)-substituted tetrahydrofurans <strong>4a</strong>–<strong>c</strong>, which are minor compounds (< 10 %) in NBS-mediated bromine cyclizations of corresponding alkenols <strong>1a</strong>–<strong>c</strong>, were prepared in 87–90 % yield and with good to excellent diastereoselectivities. Further, photochemical conversions of <em>O</em>-alkyl thiohydroxamates <strong>14</strong>, <strong>16</strong> and <strong>21</strong> in benzene and BrCCl<sub>3</sub> afforded β-oxy-functionalized bromomethyl substituted tetrahydrofurans <strong>29</strong>, <strong>34</strong>, and <strong>36</strong>. The results of this study indicate, that efficient 5-<em>exo</em>-trig cyclizations of β-oxy-substituted 4-penten-1-oxyl radical require an electronwithdrawing substituent at the β-heteroatom substituent. In the third part of the study a synthetically useful new access to oxabicyclo〚4.3.0〛nonanes <em>rac</em>-<strong>38</strong> and <em>rac</em>-<strong>40</strong> is reported which takes profit from highly diastereoselective 5-<em>exo</em>-trig-ring closures and, in case of the formation of <em>rac</em>-<strong>40</strong>, stereoselective bromine atom transfer.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 7","pages":"Pages 649-666"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01286-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80208237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanisms of formation of free radicals in biological catalysis","authors":"Marc Fontecave , Jean-Louis Pierre","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01283-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01283-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A large number of selective metabolic reactions involve intermediate free radicals. To do so, enzymatic systems rely upon a great variety of efficient radical sources, such as adenosylcobalamin, <em>S</em>-adenosylmethionine and oxygen for reaction initiation. In most cases, activation depends on a metallocofactor. The review article focuses on some of these chemical mechanisms for biological radical generation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 7","pages":"Pages 531-538"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01283-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81548307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jean-Pierre Praly, Jean-Charles Brendlé, Jan Klett, Fabien Péquery
{"title":"Synthesis of peracetylated d-galactopyranosylidene dihalides","authors":"Jean-Pierre Praly, Jean-Charles Brendlé, Jan Klett, Fabien Péquery","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01277-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01277-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Upon treatment with aluminium trichloride in absolute chloroform, β-<span>d</span>-galactopyranose penta-<em>O</em>-acetate was converted in high yield into tetra-<em>O</em>-acetyl-β-<span>d</span>-galactopyranosyl chloride. In the presence of <em>N</em>-bromosuccinimide in boiling carbon tetrachloride, homolytic substitution of the anomeric hydrogen atom in this β-chloride occurred selectively to afford tetra-<em>O</em>-acetyl-1-bromo-β-<span>d</span>-galactopyranosyl chloride, in admixture with minor amounts of tetra-<em>O</em>-acetyl-<span>d</span>-galactopyranosylidene chloride. Bromine substitution by fluorine took place with a low stereoselectivity in tetra-<em>O</em>-acetyl-1-bromo-β-<span>d</span>-galactopyranosyl chloride when treated with 1.25 equiv silver fluoride in acetonitrile, whereas tetra-<em>O</em>-acetyl-<span>d</span>-galactopyranosylidene fluoride could be prepared in 54 % yield with 3.3 equiv AgF. The <em>gem</em>-difluoride could be deacetylated quantitatively. Upon treatment with 1,4-diazabicyclo〚2.2.2〛octane, peracetylated 1-bromo-β-<span>d</span>-galactopyranosyl chloride underwent 1,2-elimination of hydrogen bromide to afford 2,3,4,6-tetra-<em>O</em>-acetyl-<span>d</span>-<em>lyxo</em>-hex-1-enopyranosyl chloride in 33 % yield.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 7","pages":"Pages 611-617"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01277-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85396549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extension of the e.t. mechanism of aromatic nitration to the formation of Grignard reagents of RX (R = alkyl, aryl, cyclopropyl, vinyl). The ion pair collapse versus radical pair collapse hypothesis","authors":"Ulf Berg , Nicolas Bodineau , Jean-Claude Négrel , Jean-Marc Mattalia , Vitaliy Timokhin , Kishan Handoo , Caroline Marchi , Michel Chanon","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01268-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01268-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The ion pair collapse versus radical pair collapse hypothesis is proposed for the Grignard reagent formation as an extension of the e.t. mechanism of aromatic nitration. Such a scheme, never examined before for the Grignard reaction, could explain the evolution of the ‘free radical character’ depending on experimental conditions and the nature of the substrate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 7","pages":"Pages 567-570"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01268-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79656704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Complex examples of the Dowd–Beckwith rearrangement: a free radical route to 2-oxabicyclo 〚3.3.0〛octan-3,6-diones","authors":"David J Hart, Fabien Havas","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01274-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01274-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The synthesis of 8-iodooxabicyclo〚3.2.1〛octanes from substituted benzoic acids via a reductive alkylation–halolactonization sequence is described. These iodolactones were converted to 2-oxabicyclo〚3.3.0〛octane derivatives upon treatment with either allyltri-<em>n</em>-butylstannane or tri-<em>n</em>-butylstannane via a process that involves a Dowd–Beckwith rearrangement. The scope and limitations of this process are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 7","pages":"Pages 591-598"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01274-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78302552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solvent effects in copper(I)-mediated 5-endo cyclisation of secondary bromo-enamides","authors":"Andrew J Clark , Colin P Dell , John P McDonagh","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01275-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01275-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Secondary bromoenamides <strong>5</strong>, <strong>14-18</strong>, <strong>32</strong> and <strong>33</strong> undergo efficient 5-<em>endo</em> cyclisation reactions to give α,β-unsaturated monoene lactams <strong>9</strong>, <strong>19–23</strong>, <strong>34</strong> and <strong>35</strong> under atom transfer conditions mediated by CuBr and the tripyridylamine <strong>6</strong> in refluxing toluene (59–87%). Changing the solvent to refluxing 1,2-dichloroethane furnishes α,β-unsaturated diene lactams <strong>26-31</strong>, <strong>36</strong>, and <strong>37</strong> instead (42–86%).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 7","pages":"Pages 575-579"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01275-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84271784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José Marco-Contelles, Mercedes Rodríguez-Fernández
{"title":"Recent results in the free radical mediated synthesis of enantiomerically pure, highly functionalized carbocycles from carbohydrates","authors":"José Marco-Contelles, Mercedes Rodríguez-Fernández","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01245-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01245-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The free radical cyclization strategy applied to precursors <strong>1</strong>, <strong>2</strong> and <strong>14</strong> shows the power and the state of art of this ring closing method for the stereocontrolled synthesis of enantiomerically pure, highly functionalized carbocycles from carbohydrates. The tributyltin hydride mediated free radical cyclization of alkyne tethered <em>N</em>,<em>N</em>-diphenylhydrazones (<strong>1</strong>) and oxime ethers (<strong>2</strong>) give the stannylated aminocyclopentitol derivatives <strong>4</strong> and <strong>11</strong>, respectively, in moderate yield and with complete stereoselectivity. The 6-exo-trig cyclization of aldehyde/oxime ether <strong>14</strong> derived from D-glucose has been <em>revisited</em> using tributyltin hydride as a reagent. This new protocol shows a superior stereoselection compared with the previous results obtained with samarium diiodide. In summary, an efficient protocol has been set up for the synthesis of enantiomerically pure, polyhydroxy aminocyclohexane derivatives, which are difficult to obtain by other methodologies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 443-452"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01245-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77870657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Triethylborane-induced hydrogermylation of alkenes with tri-2-furylgermane","authors":"Tomoaki Nakamura, Shinobu Tanaka, Hideki Yorimitsu, Hiroshi Shinokubo, Koichiro Oshima","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01248-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01248-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Tri-2-furylgermane in the presence of a catalytic amount of triethylborane adds to internal alkenes as well as to terminal alkenes effectively, giving the corresponding adducts in good to excellent yields. The addition of tri-2-furylgermane to silyl enol ethers followed by elimination of germyl and siloxy moieties provides a new route for the conversion of ketones into alkenes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 461-470"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01248-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81326012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Photochemical transformation of γ,δ-unsaturated ketone O-(p-cyanophenyl)oximes to 3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole derivatives","authors":"Tetsuhiro Mikami, Koichi Narasaka","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01254-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01254-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>γ,δ</em>-Unsaturated ketone <em>O</em>-(<em>p</em>-cyanophenyl)oximes are transformed into 3,4-dihydro-2<em>H</em>-pyrroles by a photochemical reaction in the presence of 1,5-dimethoxynaphthalene. The present transformation proceeds via photosensitized electron transfer between 1,5-dimethoxynaphthalene and <em>O</em>-(<em>p</em>-cyanophenyl)oximes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 477-485"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01254-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138259260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rasmus J Enemærke, Gitte H Hjøllund, Kim Daasbjerg, Troels Skrydstrup
{"title":"Is the trinuclear complex the true reducing species in the Cp2TiCl2/Mn- and Cp2TiCl2/Zn-promoted pinacol coupling?","authors":"Rasmus J Enemærke, Gitte H Hjøllund, Kim Daasbjerg, Troels Skrydstrup","doi":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01259-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01259-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Through a combination of kinetic, voltammetric and product analysis, it has been found that a common Ti<sup>III</sup> species obtained from the metal reduction of Cp<sub>2</sub>TiCl<sub>2</sub> is involved in the electron transfer to benzaldehyde. A common species in the pinacol dimerization step was also demonstrated. In neither of the two steps is it necessary to invoke trinuclear complexes as previously proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100305,"journal":{"name":"Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences - Series IIC - Chemistry","volume":"4 6","pages":"Pages 435-438"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1387-1609(01)01259-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82478668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}