ISSN:
0018-019X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Organic Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
On the Stereochemistry of the Aromatic Claisen Rearrangement. Thermal Rearrangement of erythroid and threoid ortho-Dienones.Erythro- and threo-1-methyl-1-(1′-methyl-2′-propynyl)-2-oxo-1,2-dihydronaph-thalene (erythro- and threo-6) as well as erythro- and threo-2,6-dimethyl-6-(1′-methyl-2′-propynyl)-cyclohexa-2,4-dien-1-one (erythro- and threo-8) were obtained together with the corresponding aromatic ethers 5 and 7 by alkylation of 1-methyl-2-naphthol and 2,6-dimethyl-phenol, respectively in alcoholic potassium hydroxide solution with 1-methyl-2-propynyl p-toluenesulfonate (Scheme 2). The diastereoisomeric dienones 6 and 8 were easily separated by column chromatography on silica gel and its relative configuration at C(1) or C(6) and C(1′) deduced from the chemical shifts in their 1H-NMR.-spectra (Table 1). Hydrogenation of 6 and 8 using Lindlar catalyst yielded the corresponding erythro- and threo-configurated (1′-methyl-2′-propenyl)-dienones 10 and 13, respectively (Scheme 3) the thermal rearrangement of which were studied. The following results were obtained: threo-10 rearranged in benzene at 85-105° preferentially via a chair-like (C) transition state to yield 99,5% (E)- and 0,5% (Z)-(2′-butenyl) 1-methyl-2-naphthyl ether ((E)- and (Z)-14; ΔΔG105,7°≠ (C/B) = -4,0 kcal/mol). On the other hand, erythro-10 when heated at 105-125° in benzene gave 84,7% (E)- and 15,3% (Z)-14, i.e. in this case a boat-like (B) transition state is favoured (G105,7°≠ (C/B) = + 1,3 kcal/mol) (Scheme 5 and Table 2). The thermal rearrangement of dienones 13 led to the corresponding ethers 12 as well as p-allyl-phenols 11. Thus, heating of threo-13 at 20-42° in cyclohexane resulted in the formation of 2,5% of ether 12, consisting of 98% of the (E)- and 2% of the (Z)-isomer, and 97,5% of (E)-11 which contained, at a maximum, 0,5% of the (Z)-isomer, (Scheme 6 and Table 3). This means that both rearrangements occurred with a strong preference of the C transition state (G41,6°≠ (C/B, phenol) = -3,3 kcal/mol). On the contrary, erythro-13 when heated at 42-68° in cyclohexane yielded a 3:2 mixture of ether 12 and phenol 11 (Scheme 6). The ethereal part consisted of 88,0% of the (E)- and 12,0% of the (Z)-isomer which again shows that the B geometry predominated in the erythro transition state leading to the ether (G42,7°≠ (C/B)= + 1,3 kcal/mol). In the phenolic part 36-40% of the (E)-isomer and 64-60% of (Z)-isomer were found which means that in the para-Claisen rearrangement of erythro-13 the C arrangement is only slightly favoured (ΔΔG42,7°≠ (C/B)= -0,36 kcal/mol).
Additional Material:
1 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.19770600731
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