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No Acid Required: 4π and 6π Electrocyclization Reactions of Dienyl Diketones for the Synthesis of Cyclopentenones and 2H-Pyrans

[Image: see text] The 1,6-conjugate addition of nucleophiles to dienyl diketones produces either cyclopentenone or 2H-pyran products with high selectivity through either Nazarov (4π) or 6π electrocyclization, respectively. The outcome of the reaction is dependent upon the nature of the nucleophile u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jacob, Steven D., Brooks, Joshua L., Frontier, Alison J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Chemical Society 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4227568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25325706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jo501914w
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Sumario:[Image: see text] The 1,6-conjugate addition of nucleophiles to dienyl diketones produces either cyclopentenone or 2H-pyran products with high selectivity through either Nazarov (4π) or 6π electrocyclization, respectively. The outcome of the reaction is dependent upon the nature of the nucleophile used. Nucleophiles that are anionic or easily deprotonated exclusively produce cyclopentenones via Nazarov cyclization, whereas the neutral nucleophile DABCO promotes 6π cyclization to afford 2H-pyrans. Experimental evidence is presented for both retro-4π and -6π electrocyclization in these systems, lending support to the bifurcated mechanistic hypothesis proposed for these cyclizations.