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Intramolecular Cyclopropanation Reactions (intramolecular + cyclopropanation_reaction)

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Studies on the Structure,Enantioselectivity Relationships in the Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Cyclopropanation Reaction of ,-Diazo-,-keto Sulfones Possessing a Methyl-Substituted Phenyl Group.

CHEMINFORM, Issue 14 2007
Hiroyuki Takeda
Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 200 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract, please click on HTML or PDF. [source]

On the Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Chiral Lithium-Carbenoid-Promoted Cyclopropanation Reactions

CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 23 2007
Zhuofeng Ke
Abstract An investigation into the mechanism and stereochemistry of chiral lithium-carbenoid-promoted cyclopropanation reactions by using density functional theory (DFT) methods is reported. Previous work suggested that this type of cyclopropanation reaction may proceed by competition between a methylene-transfer mechanism and a carbometalation mechanism. In this paper, it is demonstrated that the intramolecular cyclopropanation reactions promoted by chiral carbenoids 1 and 2 proceed by the methylene-transfer mechanism. The carbometalation mechanism was found to have a much higher reaction barrier and does not appear to compete with the methylene-transfer mechanism. The Lewis base group does not enhance the carbometalation pathway enough to compete with the methylene-transfer pathway. The present computational results are consistent with experimental observations for these cyclopropanation reactions. The factors governing the stereochemistry of the intramolecular cyclopropanation reaction by the methylene-transfer mechanism were examined to help elucidate the origin of the stereoselectivity observed in experiments. Both the directing group and the configuration at the C1 centre were found to play a key role in the stereochemistry. Carbenoid 1 has a chiral C1 centre of R configuration. The Lewis base group directs the cyclization of carbenoid 1 to form a single product. In contrast, the Lewis base group cannot direct the cyclization of carbenoid 2 to furnish a stereoselective product due to the S configuration of the chiral C1 centre in carbenoid 2. This relationship of the stereochemistry to the chiral character of the carbenoid has implications for the design of new efficient carbenoid reagents for stereoselective cyclopropanation. [source]

Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed Inter- and Intramolecular Cyclopropanations with Diazo Compounds and Phenyliodonium Ylides: Synthesis and Chiral Analysis

HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA, Issue 2 2005
Ashraf Ghanem
Different classes of cyclopropanes derived from Meldrum's acid (=2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione; 4), dimethyl malonate (5), 2-diazo-3-(silyloxy)but-3-enoate 16, 2-diazo-3,3,3-trifluoropropanoate 18, diazo(triethylsilyl)acetate 24a, and diazo(dimethylphenylsilyl)acetate 24b were prepared via dirhodium(II)-catalyzed intermolecular cyclopropanation of a set of olefins 3 (Schemes,1 and 4,6). The reactions proceeded with either diazo-free phenyliodonium ylides or diazo compounds affording the desired cyclopropane derivatives in either racemic or enantiomer-enriched forms. The intramolecular cyclopropanation of allyl diazo(triethylsilyl)acetates 28, 30, and 33 were carried out in the presence of the chiral dirhodium(II) catalyst [Rh2{(S)-nttl)4}] (9) in toluene to afford the corresponding cyclopropane derivatives 29, 31 and 34 with up to 37% ee (Scheme,7). An efficient enantioselective chiral separation method based on enantioselective GC and HPLC was developed. The method provides information about the chemical yields of the cyclopropane derivatives, enantioselectivity, substrate specifity, and catalytic activity of the chiral catalysts used in the inter- and intramolecular cyclopropanation reactions and avoids time-consuming workup procedures. [source]

On the Mechanism and Stereochemistry of Chiral Lithium-Carbenoid-Promoted Cyclopropanation Reactions

CHEMISTRY - A EUROPEAN JOURNAL, Issue 23 2007
Zhuofeng Ke
Abstract An investigation into the mechanism and stereochemistry of chiral lithium-carbenoid-promoted cyclopropanation reactions by using density functional theory (DFT) methods is reported. Previous work suggested that this type of cyclopropanation reaction may proceed by competition between a methylene-transfer mechanism and a carbometalation mechanism. In this paper, it is demonstrated that the intramolecular cyclopropanation reactions promoted by chiral carbenoids 1 and 2 proceed by the methylene-transfer mechanism. The carbometalation mechanism was found to have a much higher reaction barrier and does not appear to compete with the methylene-transfer mechanism. The Lewis base group does not enhance the carbometalation pathway enough to compete with the methylene-transfer pathway. The present computational results are consistent with experimental observations for these cyclopropanation reactions. The factors governing the stereochemistry of the intramolecular cyclopropanation reaction by the methylene-transfer mechanism were examined to help elucidate the origin of the stereoselectivity observed in experiments. Both the directing group and the configuration at the C1 centre were found to play a key role in the stereochemistry. Carbenoid 1 has a chiral C1 centre of R configuration. The Lewis base group directs the cyclization of carbenoid 1 to form a single product. In contrast, the Lewis base group cannot direct the cyclization of carbenoid 2 to furnish a stereoselective product due to the S configuration of the chiral C1 centre in carbenoid 2. This relationship of the stereochemistry to the chiral character of the carbenoid has implications for the design of new efficient carbenoid reagents for stereoselective cyclopropanation. [source]