Tandem ring expansion of alkenyl benzocyclobutenol derivatives into substituted naphthols
Tandem ring expansion of alkenyl benzocyclobutenol derivatives into substituted naphthols
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DOI:
10.1002/anie.200602428
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发表时间:
2006-01-01
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16.6
通讯作者:
Suzuki, Keisuke
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作者:
Hamura, Toshiyuki;Suzuki, Takeaki;Suzuki, Keisuke
In our continuing studies on the synthesis of polyaromatic compounds,[1] we previously reported thermal conversion of alkenyl benzocyclobutene A into functionalized naphthol C by tandem electrocyclic reactions [Eq.(1)].[2] We report herein a process that is capable of converting the same starting material A into isomeric naphthol E [Eq.(2)]. The process involves two successive ring enlargements (A! D! E): the halonium ion (X+) induces ring expansion of alkenyl benzocyclobutene A (four-membered ring) to indanone D (five-membered ring), and SmI2 promotes expansion of D to naphthol E (six-membered ring) with concomitant elimination of ROSmI2.This tandem 4! 5! 6 ring-enlargement process starts with the 4! 5 ring enlargement triggered by the halogenation of diol derivative 1 (Table 1).[3] When alcohol 1 was treated with ICl (1.5 equivalents) in THF (08C! RT), the ring enlargement occurred smoothly to give iodomethyl indanone 2a in 90% yield as a mixture of stereoisomers (Table 1, entry 1).[4] An NOE study showed that the major product of 2a has the cis configuration with respect to the iodomethyl and the