Ruthenium-catalyzed hydrohydroxyalkylation of acrylates with diols and α-hydroxycarbonyl compounds to form spiro- and α-methylene-γ-butyrolactones

Under the conditions of ruthenium(0)-catalyzed hydrohydroxyalkylation, vicinal diols 1a-1l and methyl acrylate 2a are converted to the corresponding lactones 3a-3l in good to excellent yield. The reactions of methyl acrylate 2a with hydrobenzoin 1f, benzoin didehydro-1f, and benzil tetradehydro-1f form the same lactone 3f product, demonstrating that this process may be deployed in a redox level-independent manner. A variety of substituted acrylic esters 2a-2h participate in spirolactone formation, as illustrated in the conversion of N-benzyl-3-hydroxyoxindole 1o to cycloadducts 4a-4h. Hydrohydroxyalkylation of hydroxyl-substituted methacrylate 2i with diols 1b, 1f, 1j, and 1l forms α-exo-methylene-γ-butyrolactones 5b, 5f, 5j, and 5l in moderate to good yield. A catalytic cycle involving 1,2-dicarbonyl-acrylate oxidative coupling to form oxaruthenacyclic intermediates is postulated. A catalytically competent mononuclear ruthenium(II) complex was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The influence of electronic effects on regioselectivity in reactions of nonsymmetric diols was probed using para-substituted 1-phenyl-1,2-propanediols 1g, 1m, and 1n and density functional theory calculations.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:135

Enthalten in:

Journal of the American Chemical Society - 135(2013), 45 vom: 13. Nov., Seite 17230-5

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McInturff, Emma L [VerfasserIn]
Mowat, Jeffrey [VerfasserIn]
Waldeck, Andrew R [VerfasserIn]
Krische, Michael J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

362Y256BOL
4-Butyrolactone
7UI0TKC3U5
Acrylates
Alpha-methylene gamma-butyrolactone
Journal Article
Methyl acrylate
OL659KIY4X
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Ruthenium
Spiro Compounds
WC487PR91H

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Date Completed 17.06.2014

Date Revised 21.10.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1021/ja410533y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM23226337X