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Metathesis routes to carbocyclic frame works

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posted on 2013-09-25, 11:48 authored by Patricia E. Standen
The addition of allyl magnesium and allyl indium reagents to a key TBS protected norbornenyl building block, synthesised in 6-steps from commercially available 1,1-dimethoxy-2,3,4,5-tetrachlorocyclo-pentadiene, has been achieved providing the syn addition products with high diastereoselectivity. The subsequent exposure of the addition products to metathesis conditions, in the presence of ethylene, then provided cis fused [3.0.3]-carbocycles with very high regioselectivity, via a Ring Rearrangement Metathesis (RRM) transformation. The high level of regioselectivity is due to the rearrangement of the metathesis intermediates to give the more thermodynamically stable product This work has been expanded to include [2.2.2]-bicycles, addition of allyl magnesium and indium reagents to a key bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-en-2-one has been achieved, giving both diastereoisomers, separable by chromatography. The subsequent exposure of the addition products to optimised metathesis conditions, then provided cis fused [3.3.1] carbocycles with very high regioselectivity, via a RRM transformation. It was found that two possible cyclisation pathways occur under our reaction conditions; pathway (a) will yield a cis-fused [4.0.3]-carbocycle while pathway (b) will deliver the observed [3.3.1]-carbocycle.

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  • Science

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  • Chemistry

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© Trish Standen

Publication date

2013

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A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.

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uk.bl.ethos.588035

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  • en

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