[4.4.4]PROPELLAHEXAENE BY TRIPLE SHAPIRO DEGRADATION - STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC-PROPERTIES OF THIS MAXIMALLY UNSATURATED HYDROCARBON AND CONSEQUENCES OF O-METHYLATION OF ITS [4.4.4]PROPELLATRIENETRIONE PRECURSORS
[4.4.4]PROPELLAHEXAENE BY TRIPLE SHAPIRO DEGRADATION - STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC-PROPERTIES OF THIS MAXIMALLY UNSATURATED HYDROCARBON AND CONSEQUENCES OF O-METHYLATION OF ITS [4.4.4]PROPELLATRIENETRIONE PRECURSORS
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DOI:
10.1021/jo00292a040
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发表时间:
1990-03-02
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
GLEITER, R
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作者:
PAQUETTE, LA;LIANG, SW;GLEITER, R
The trienetriones 6 and 7 were prepared and transformed intotheir tris (phenylsulfonyl) hydrazonesto arrive at the title hydrocarbon (5). Thesederivatives were subjected in turn to triple Shapiro degradation. The D3 symmetric nature of the resulting hexaene was suggested by its NMR spectraand corroborated by X-ray crystallographic analysis. When this molecule is viewed down its central CC bond, its dramatic propeller-like shape is made evident. Thermochemical experiments established 5 to be a rather stablesubstance. Photoelectron spectroscopic studies involving 5 and its less unsaturated analogues24 and 25 are also detailed. By this means, the electronic structure of 5 was shown to be such that there are no cr-MO’s amid its high-lying ir MO’s. MNDO calculations for 5 predict the central bond to be 1.61 A (experimental value= 1.57 A). Also described are experiments detailing the fate of both 7 and its C& symmetric isomer 6 on attempted 3-fold O-methylation. In the first instance, the major product happens to be 3, 6, 9-trimethoxyphenanthrene (42). Skeletal rearrangement is not encountered with 6. Rather, the major product is dimethoxy enone 39, which is accompanied by lesser amounts of 2, 7-dimethoxynaphthalene (40). On further processing of 39, fragmentation to 40 occurs to a major extent, although it has proven possible to acquire limited amounts of the trimethoxy hexaene 41. The interesting divergence in chemical response exhibited by 6 and 7 has no parallel. Finally, the relative rates and stereochemical course (where relevant) of the Diels-Alder reaction of N-methyltriazolinedione (MTAD) with 5, 24, and 25 are reported. The reactivity order is 5> 24> 25, the hexaene being consumed instantaneously on mixing at room temperature. The facial selectivity exhibited by 24 during its initial capture by MTAD is best rationalizedin terms of steric control. Like considerations apply to the pathways followed by 44, 45 and 5 in their reactions with the same dienophile. Consequently, orbital symmetry considerations do not appear to play a major role in these processes.