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Catalytic Cyclooligomerization of Enones with Three Methylene Equivalents.


ABSTRACT: Cyclic structures are highly represented in organic molecules, motivating a wealth of catalytic methods targeting their synthesis. Among the various ring-forming processes, cyclooligomerization reactions possess several attractive features but require addressing a unique challenge associated with controlling ring-size selectivity. Here we describe the catalytic reductive cocyclooligomerization of an enone and three carbene equivalents to generate a cyclopentane, a process that constitutes a formal [2 + 1 + 1 + 1]-cycloaddition. The reaction is promoted by a (quinox)Ni catalyst and uses CH2Cl2/Zn as the C1 component. Mechanistic studies are consistent with a metallacycle-based pathway, featuring sequential migratory insertions of multiple carbene equivalents to yield cycloalkanes larger than cyclopropanes.

SUBMITTER: Farley CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6187372 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Catalytic Cyclooligomerization of Enones with Three Methylene Equivalents.

Farley Conner M CM   Zhou You-Yun YY   Banka Nishit N   Uyeda Christopher C  

Journal of the American Chemical Society 20180929 40


Cyclic structures are highly represented in organic molecules, motivating a wealth of catalytic methods targeting their synthesis. Among the various ring-forming processes, cyclooligomerization reactions possess several attractive features but require addressing a unique challenge associated with controlling ring-size selectivity. Here we describe the catalytic reductive cocyclooligomerization of an enone and three carbene equivalents to generate a cyclopentane, a process that constitutes a form  ...[more]

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