Studies on mercury(II)-mediated opening of bi- and tercyclopropane arrays

被引:27
作者
Barrett, AGM
Tam, W
机构
[1] Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
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10.1021/jo970464o
中图分类号
O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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The first examples of the mercury(II)-mediated ring opening of bicyclopropane and tercyclopropane arrays have been investigated. The presence of an adjacent cyclopropyl group dramatically increased the rate of the mercury-mediated opening of the first cyclopropane in a cyclopropane array. In contrast to the mercury-mediated ring opening of monocyclopropanes which usually undergo a concerted ring-opening mechanism, electrophilic openings of cyclopropane arrays occurred through a stabilized, free carbocation. Excellent regio- and stereoselectivities were observed in the mercury-mediated intramolecular openings of the second cyclopropanes in the cyclopropane arrays, giving rise to the formation of enantiomerically pure, highly substituted tetrahydrofurans.
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