CONSTRUCTION OF A STERICALLY CONGESTED CARBON FRAMEWORK VIA 5-HEXENYLLITHIUM CYCLIZATION - SYNTHESIS OF (+/-)-CUPARENE

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BAILEY, WF
KHANOLKAR, AD
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[1] Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs
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10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81931-1
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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The naturally occurring sesquiterpene (+/-)-cuparene [1,1,2-trimethyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)cyclopentane], which contains two contiguous quaternary centers, is produced in good yield by 5-exo-trig cyclization of the 5-hexenyllithium (2) generated from 6-iodo-3,3-dimethyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-1-hexene (3) by low temperature lithium - iodine exchange. In contrast, radical mediated cyclization of 3 proceeds via the 6-endo-trig mode to give 1,1-dimethyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)cyclohexane.
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