A highly regio- and diastereoselective TiCl4-mediated vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol reaction using the chiral vinylketene silyl N,O-acetal has been developed. The present vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol reaction provides a unique and effective means of controlling remote asymmetric induction. The methyl group at the alpha-position is important in achieving a high level of stereoselectivity. From a synthetic point of view, this methodology can provide a one-step construction of delta-hydroxy-alpha,gamma-dimethyl-alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl unit that is seen in many natural polyketide products.
Triethylborane-induced atom-transfer radical cyclization of iodo acetals and iodoacetates in water
is described. Radical cyclization of iodo acetal proceeded smoothly both in aqueous methanol and in water.
Atom-transfer radical cyclization of allyl iodoacetate (3a) is much more efficient in water than in benzene or
hexane. For instance, treatment of 3a with triethylborane in benzene or hexane at room temperature did not
yield the desired lactone. In contrast, 3a cyclized much more smoothly in water and yielded the corresponding
γ-lactone in high yield. The remarkable solvent effect of water was observed in this reaction, although the
medium effect is believed to be small in radical reactions. Powerful solvent effects also operate in the preparation
of medium- and large-ring lactones. Water as a reaction solvent strikingly promoted the cyclization reaction
of large-membered rings. Stirring a solution of 3,6-dioxa-8-nonenyl iodoacetate in water in the presence of
triethylborane at 25 °C for 10 h provided a 12-membered ring product, 4-iodo-6,9-dioxa-11-undecanolide, in
84% yield. On the other hand, reaction in benzene afforded the lactone in only 22% yield. Ab initio calculations
were conducted to reveal the origin of the solvent effect of water in the cyclization of allyl iodoacetate.
Calculations with the SCRF/CPCM option indicate that the large dielectric constant of water lowers the barrier
not only to rotation from the Z-rotamer to the E-rotamer that can cyclize but also to cyclization constructing
the γ-lactone framework. Moreover, the high cohesive energy density of water also effects acceleration of the
cyclization because water forces a decrease in the volume of the reactant.
Treatment of an (allyl)organosilane with silica gel in refluxing toluene brought about deallylation forming an Si-O-Si bond with the silicon on the silica gel. This Si-O-Si bond formation provides us with a new reliable method for the functionalization of a silica gel surface.
A cobalt complex, CoCl2[1,6-bis(diphenylphosphino)hexane], catalyzes an alkylation reaction of styrenes in the presence of Me3SiCH2MgCl in ether to yield beta-alkylstyrenes. A variety of alkyl halides including alkyl chlorides can be employed as an alkyl source. A radical mechanism is strongly suggested for this alkylation reaction.
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