A Tandem Iridium-Catalyzed "Chain-Walking"/Cope Rearrangement Sequence

Heiko Sommer, Tal Weissbrod, Ilan Marek

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Abstract

An iridium-catalyzed tandem olefin migration/Cope rearrangement of alkenyl ω-ene cyclopropanes is reported. By this means, a variety of complex annulenes are obtained as single diastereomers starting from cyclopropyl ester derived from simple 1, ω-dienes and alkenyldiazo compounds. Long-range olefin migration over up to 10 positions could be realized and coupled with an efficient Cope rearrangement to yield valuable scaffolds. Various functional groups are well-tolerated, giving rise to densely functionalized products. Furthermore, the present methodology could be successfully extended to yield bicyclic cycloheptenones starting from readily available alkenyl cyclopropanols via a Kulinkovich reaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2400-2406
Number of pages7
JournalACS Catalysis
Volume9
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Cope rearrangement
  • alkenyl cyclopropane
  • chain-walking remote functionalization
  • iridium catalysis

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Chemistry
  • Catalysis

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