Synthetic applications of aqueous accelerated [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangements of allyl vinyl ethers. [1,3] sigmatropic rearrangements of allyl vinyl ethers in 3 M lithium perchlorate-diethyl ether at ambient temperature. New methods to effect the retro Diels-Alder reaction of N-alkyl-2-azanorbornenes

Thesis/Dissertation · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5517542

Clark, J D

Claisen rearrangements employed in the synthesis of natural and unnatural products that were heretofore difficult or impossible using conventional means are realized through the agency of water. Allyl vinyl ether 35, the unprotected form of McMurry's aphidicolin intermediate 7, rearranged after 24 h in 2.5:1 water/methanol at 80[degrees]C, affording aldehyde 40 in 70--85% yield. Acetaldehyde elimination witnessed using conventional reaction conditions was suppressed when employing water. The application of a Claisen rearrangement within the molecular framework of fenestranes was realized for the first time. Fenestrene vinyl ethers 28 and 30 rearranged to form the fenestrenes 29 and 31, respectively. Noteworthy is fenestrene 29, the first fenestrane synthesized possessing a trans-ring fusion common to two five-membered rings. The medium of 3.0 M lithium perchlorate-diethyl ether has been found to induce the rarely witnessed rearrangement of allyl vinyl ethers, despite the fact that the corresponding sigmatropic rearrangement is energetically more favorable. Yields are very good; however, in some instances the sigmatropic rearrangement and elimination processes compete slightly. Results from the observed stereoselectivities, concentration effects on reaction rate, and a crossover study indicate that these shifts take place via dissociated ions followed by recombination, and that the observed stereoselectivities are a result of unequal steric effects in the transition states for recombination. Copper(II) and sulfonic acid ion exchange resins have been found to readily catalyze the heterocycloreversion of N-alkyl-2-azanorbornenes to the corresponding primary amines, eliminating the necessity of employing a reactive dienophile to trap out the released cyclopentadiene.

• Research Organization: Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5517542
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ALKALI METALS
ALKYL RADICALS
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CLAISEN CONDENSATION
DIELS-ALDER REACTION
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ETHERS
ION EXCHANGE
LITHIUM
METALS
MIXTURES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
RADICALS
SOLUTIONS
STEREOCHEMISTRY
VINYL RADICALS
YIELDS